Garrett Steiger

Garrett Steiger serves as a key procurement lead within the Missile Defense Agency, overseeing the acquisition of advanced missile defense technologies and mission-critical support services. He plays a central role in executing the MDA’s strategic mission to develop and field integrated, layered defense systems capable of intercepting ballistic threats across all flight phases. His acquisitions primarily focus on research and development in physical and engineering sciences, as well as facilities support services essential to test infrastructure and systems integration. Steiger manages complex, high-stakes contract vehicles that enable rapid prototyping, sensor modernization, and guided weapon system deployment, ensuring alignment with national security priorities and defense innovation timelines. Steiger maintains consistent, long-term relationships with prime contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, which provide core missile defense hardware, radar systems, and battle management software. He also collaborates regularly with Jacobs Technology Inc. for engineering and technical services supporting test range operations and system sustainment. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, systems engineering integration, and risk mitigation through established industry partnerships with firms possessing deep domain expertise in hypersonics, kinetic interceptors, and space-based sensor architectures. His procurement strategy reflects a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with approximately half of his acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5, while the remainder remain open competition. This dual approach ensures robust innovation from small, agile vendors while maintaining continuity with major defense integrators. He actively engages with small business concerns across multiple socioeconomic categories, fostering partnerships that bring niche technical capabilities into the missile defense ecosystem. Steiger’s primary NAICS focus areas—541715 for R&D in engineering sciences and 561210 for facilities support services—reflect his specialization in cutting-edge defense technology development and the operational infrastructure required to test and validate it. He procures advanced simulation tools, guidance and control systems, radar signal processing hardware, and test range modernization services, demonstrating deep technical fluency in missile defense architecture, intercept dynamics, and integrated command and control systems.