Janet Schwarzbart

Janet Schwarzbart serves as a key procurement professional within the W6QK Acc-rsa office of the Department of the Army, responsible for advancing the U.S. Army’s aerial and missile defense modernization initiatives. She manages complex acquisitions for mission-critical aerospace systems, including avionics, propulsion components, sensor suites, and integrated defense technologies supporting platforms such as the UH-60 Black Hawk and AH-64 Apache. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to sustain and enhance operational readiness through cutting-edge engineering solutions, with a primary focus on research and development contracts that bridge emerging technologies with fielded military capabilities. Schwarzbart collaborates with a diverse ecosystem of defense contractors, including prime systems integrators, Tier 1 aerospace manufacturers, and specialized R&D firms with expertise in radar signal processing, flight control systems, and missile guidance technologies. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages vendors with proven track records in DoD compliance, technical innovation, and systems integration. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based requirements, technical risk mitigation, and lifecycle support planning to ensure long-term system reliability. Her procurement strategy reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted without set-asides for 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. This reflects the high technical bar and mission-critical nature of the systems she procures, where specialized expertise often requires large-scale industrial capacity and deep defense sector experience. Schwarzbart’s work is concentrated in NAICS 541715, encompassing advanced research and development in physical and engineering sciences. She primarily sources engineering services for prototype development, system validation, and technology transition, with a technical focus on electro-optical sensors, digital avionics architecture, and integrated air and missile defense algorithms. Her domain expertise lies at the intersection of defense systems engineering and rapid prototyping, ensuring that next-generation capabilities are fielded with operational fidelity and technological superiority.