Max Ledesma

Max Ledesma serves as a key procurement professional at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, supporting the agency’s mission to develop advanced propulsion systems and deep space vehicle technologies. He manages the acquisition of facilities support services critical to sustaining high-fidelity rocket engine testing, mission control infrastructure, and ground-based simulation environments. His work ensures that mission-critical operations at the center are enabled by reliable, compliant, and technically sophisticated contractor performance. Ledesma specializes in full lifecycle contract management for non-core but essential operational services, aligning procurement strategy with NASA’s strategic goals for human exploration beyond low Earth orbit. He maintains strong, recurring relationships with BASTION TECHNOLOGIES INC and AEROSPACE & COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, both of which provide specialized facilities operations, maintenance, and technical support services tailored to aerospace test ranges and clean room environments. These partnerships reflect a pattern of sustained collaboration with vendors possessing deep domain expertise in supporting NASA’s unique infrastructure needs, including cryogenic handling systems, vibration testing support, and real-time data acquisition facilities. Ledesma prioritizes vendors with proven experience in high-reliability, safety-critical operational environments. Ledesma demonstrates an unwavering commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with 100% of his awarded contracts competitively set aside for 8(a) certified small businesses. This consistent preference underscores a deliberate strategy to foster innovation and capacity-building within underrepresented entrepreneurial communities while ensuring access to high-quality, mission-aligned service providers. His procurement approach actively promotes small business growth within the aerospace support ecosystem. His procurement focus is exclusively under NAICS 561210 (Facilities Support Services), encompassing facility operations, maintenance, logistics, and technical support for specialized aerospace test facilities. He procures services that sustain the physical and operational integrity of propulsion test stands, flight control centers, and mission simulation labs—ensuring NASA’s infrastructure remains mission-ready for next-generation rocket engine development and deep space exploration initiatives.