Kristofer Vanslyke- Technical POC and COR

Kristofer Vanslyke serves as the Technical Point of Contact and Contracting Officer’s Representative for the Commanding Officer (N63394) under the Department of the Navy, playing a critical role in the acquisition and oversight of mission-critical aerospace and electronic warfare systems. He provides technical validation, performance monitoring, and contract compliance for procurements supporting naval aviation readiness, advanced sensor integration, and secure communications infrastructure. His responsibilities center on ensuring that contracted solutions meet rigorous military specifications for reliability, interoperability, and cybersecurity resilience, with a primary focus on engineering services and electronic assembly components essential to fleet modernization. Vanslyke maintains strategic relationships with leading defense contractors, most notably Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, and Lockheed Martin Corporation, partnering with firms capable of delivering high-assurance aerospace systems and mission-critical electronic components. His working model emphasizes long-term collaboration with prime contractors possessing deep domain expertise in avionics, EW suites, and secure data link technologies, while ensuring adherence to performance metrics and technical specifications throughout the contract lifecycle. A defining feature of Vanslyke’s procurement approach is his exclusive use of Total Small Business Set-Aside authority under FAR 19.5, reflecting a steadfast commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals. Every acquisition is structured to prioritize small business participation, enabling emerging defense innovators to contribute to national security capabilities without competition from large businesses, thereby fostering a robust and diverse supplier base within the naval industrial base. His procurement activities are exclusively aligned with NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), encompassing the integration of specialized aerospace subsystems, electronic warfare payloads, and embedded communication modules into naval platforms. This focus underscores his technical expertise in naval platform sustainment, where he ensures that all contracted hardware and services meet Navy-specific environmental, electromagnetic, and survivability standards for operational deployment.