Gerry Daelemans

Gerry Daelemans serves as a key procurement professional at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, supporting the development and acquisition of advanced space systems and scientific instrumentation critical to Earth observation and deep-space missions. Responsible for managing complex contract actions under the 80GSFC organizational code, Daelemans specializes in high-stakes acquisitions of guided missile and space vehicle components, ensuring alignment with NASA’s strategic goals in spacecraft integration, sensor deployment, and space telecommunications. His procurement activities directly enable the design, testing, and operational deployment of next-generation orbital platforms and mission-critical avionics systems. Daelemans maintains enduring relationships with leading technical partners including Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Lexington division, both of which provide specialized engineering services and advanced hardware for spaceflight systems. His contracting patterns reflect a preference for established defense and aerospace contractors with proven expertise in space-grade components, often involving sole-source or limited competition actions due to the highly specialized nature of the technology. These partnerships are built on technical rigor, compliance with NASA’s stringent spaceflight standards, and long-term mission continuity. Daelemans’ procurement portfolio exhibits no set-aside preferences, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects the highly technical, non-commercial nature of the systems being acquired, where only a limited pool of vendors possesses the requisite certifications, heritage, and engineering capabilities to meet NASA’s mission requirements. While small business participation is not formally prioritized, all acquisitions adhere strictly to federal procurement regulations and merit-based evaluation criteria. His primary focus lies within NAICS 336419, encompassing the procurement of auxiliary equipment for space vehicles, including guidance systems, telemetry hardware, radiation-hardened electronics, and mission-specific sensor assemblies. Daelemans’ expertise centers on acquiring flight-qualified components that meet NASA’s rigorous environmental, reliability, and performance standards for use in low-Earth orbit, planetary exploration, and deep-space missions.