Lt. Garrett Ellis

Lt. Garrett Ellis serves as the Technical Contact for FA8823 Sustainment MCPNT SSC/PKL within the Department of the Air Force, providing critical technical oversight for the sustainment and modernization of aerospace and space-based defense systems. In this role, he evaluates technical requirements, validates system performance criteria, and collaborates with contracting officers to ensure acquisitions align with operational readiness goals for guided missile systems, satellite communications, and global positioning infrastructure. His expertise ensures that procurement actions are grounded in rigorous engineering standards and mission-critical performance metrics, bridging the gap between operational needs and contract execution. Lt. Ellis works closely with a broad spectrum of defense contractors specializing in advanced aerospace engineering, systems integration, and space domain sustainment. While no single vendor dominates his portfolio, he consistently engages with firms possessing deep domain knowledge in guidance, navigation, and control systems, as well as those certified in DoD cybersecurity and systems engineering best practices. His working relationships are characterized by technical collaboration, iterative requirements validation, and performance-based contract management, ensuring solutions meet stringent military specifications. Lt. Ellis’s procurement activities reflect a strict preference for open competition, with 100% of acquisitions designated as “No Set-Aside.” This reflects a mission-driven focus on technical capability over socioeconomic categorization, prioritizing performance, innovation, and readiness above all else. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in his portfolio, qualified small firms with proven technical credentials are evaluated on an equal footing with large primes. His primary procurement focus is under NAICS 541712—Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences—reflecting his specialization in advanced systems engineering, signal processing, and space-based sensor sustainment. He routinely oversees contracts for R&D of next-generation navigation architectures, secure satellite payloads, and command-and-control interoperability upgrades, requiring deep expertise in RF systems, orbital mechanics, and embedded firmware development.