Kraig W. Neer

Kraig W. Neer serves as a Contracting Officer responsible for managing complex acquisitions within the aerospace and defense sector, with a primary focus on aircraft manufacturing. In this role, he exercises full contracting authority under the Federal Acquisition Regulation to solicit, evaluate, award, and administer contracts for mission-critical aerospace systems. His work directly supports national defense and aviation modernization initiatives, ensuring timely delivery of technically sophisticated platforms through competitive and compliant procurement processes. Neer routinely handles full and open solicitations for large-scale aerospace systems, including airframe assembly, propulsion integration, avionics, and related sustainment services. Neer’s contractor relationships are centered on prime contractors with deep expertise in aircraft manufacturing, including established defense aerospace firms with proven track records in design, development, and production of manned and unmanned aerial systems. He engages with vendors capable of meeting stringent performance, safety, and compliance standards, fostering long-term partnerships grounded in technical excellence and contractual integrity. While no single contractor dominates his portfolio, his procurement approach emphasizes capability-based competition among qualified industry leaders with the infrastructure to deliver complex aerospace solutions. Neer’s contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of his awards issued without set-aside restrictions. This indicates a focus on technical merit and industrial capacity over socioeconomic categorizations, aligning with mission-critical requirements where specialized expertise outweighs socioeconomic objectives. While he does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, his process remains fully compliant with all applicable socioeconomic statutes, ensuring fair opportunity for all eligible vendors. His primary procurement focus is exclusively on NAICS 336411—Aircraft Manufacturing—encompassing the full lifecycle of military and commercial aircraft systems. He specializes in procuring advanced airframes, flight control systems, structural components, and integrated avionics, demonstrating deep technical fluency in aerospace engineering standards, defense specifications, and production quality assurance protocols.