Gary Kramer

Gary Kramer serves as a key procurement lead for the Commanding Officer (N63394) under the Department of the Navy, overseeing the acquisition of mission-critical aerospace components, electronic warfare systems, and industrial control instrumentation essential to naval aviation readiness. His role centers on sustaining and modernizing aircraft sensor suites, secure communications architectures, and embedded control systems that support operational effectiveness across carrier-based and land-based platforms. He manages a high-volume portfolio of complex technical contracts requiring stringent compliance with defense standards, including MIL-STD and DoD cybersecurity frameworks, ensuring timely delivery of hardened, mission-qualified hardware and engineering services. Kramer maintains strategic partnerships with prime contractors including Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, and Lockheed Martin Corporation, leveraging their expertise in advanced avionics integration and electronic assembly systems. His contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration with firms possessing specialized clearance levels and technical certifications for classified naval programs. While working closely with large defense primes for high-complexity systems, he actively cultivates a robust ecosystem of smaller, niche suppliers capable of delivering custom instrumentation and subsystems. His procurement strategy is defined by an 80% commitment to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a strong dedication to socioeconomic contracting goals. He consistently awards contracts to small businesses, including 8(a), HUBZone, and SDVOSB firms, prioritizing those with proven capabilities in precision manufacturing and electronic system integration. This focus ensures innovation infusion and supply chain resilience across the naval aviation enterprise. Kramer’s primary technical focus lies in NAICS 334513, where he procures industrial measurement and control instruments used in flight systems, radar signal processing, and power conditioning units. He also engages NAICS 221122 for specialized electric power distribution equipment critical to shipboard and shore-based avionics infrastructure. His domain expertise spans embedded systems, sensor fusion, and secure data acquisition technologies, making him a pivotal figure in modernizing the Navy’s electronic warfare and aircraft sustainment capabilities.