Eric Syfert

Eric Syfert serves as a key procurement lead within the Air Force Test Center’s PZZD division at Eglin Air Force Base, overseeing the acquisition of advanced airborne systems and mission-critical avionics to support test, evaluation, and operational readiness. He manages complex research and development contracts focused on next-generation sensing, electronic warfare, and guided missile technologies, ensuring rapid prototyping and live-fire testing capabilities are effectively resourced. His work directly enables the integration of cutting-edge threat simulation systems and aircraft armament test platforms, aligning procurement strategy with the agency’s mission to maintain air dominance through technological innovation. Syfert maintains a consistent working relationship with WAVELINK INC as the primary contractor, engaging them on high-priority engineering services for signal processing, embedded systems, and real-time data acquisition in support of airborne test ranges. His contracting approach emphasizes long-term technical partnerships with vendors possessing deep domain expertise in defense avionics and electromagnetic systems, favoring firms with proven track records in delivering classified, high-integrity solutions under tight developmental timelines. Syfert’s procurement portfolio reflects a strict focus on open competition, with 100% of awards issued under non-set-aside mechanisms. There is no current preference for 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, indicating a procurement strategy prioritized for technical capability and mission urgency over socioeconomic criteria, though small business participation may occur organically through subcontracting arrangements. His primary procurement activity centers on NAICS 541712—Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences—reflecting deep specialization in advanced engineering services for radar systems, electronic attack payloads, navigation warfare payloads, and autonomous target systems. He routinely procures prototype development, systems integration, and test instrumentation services, demonstrating expertise in acquiring technically complex, classified, and rapidly evolving defense technologies critical to air combat readiness.