Mike Barger

Mike Barger serves as a key procurement professional within the FA8823 Sustainment MCPNT SSC/PKL under the Department of the Air Force, responsible for managing complex acquisitions to sustain and modernize critical aerospace and space-based defense systems. His work directly supports the operational readiness of guided missile platforms, satellite communications networks, and global positioning infrastructure. He specializes in technical services contracts that enable lifecycle sustainment, system upgrades, and mission-critical R&D for space and air dominance capabilities. His acquisitions typically involve engineering support, systems integration, and advanced analytics for command, control, and communications architectures. Barger collaborates with a broad range of professional services contractors specializing in aerospace engineering, systems analysis, and defense technology development. While specific vendor relationships are not publicly enumerated, his procurement patterns reflect consistent engagement with firms possessing deep expertise in space systems sustainment, signal processing, and mission assurance. His working relationships emphasize technical proficiency, past performance in classified environments, and compliance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement requirements for national security programs. Barger’s contracting activity shows a 100% preference for non-set-aside procurements, indicating a focus on full and open competition to ensure access to the broadest pool of qualified technical experts. This approach prioritizes mission-critical capability over socioeconomic set-asides, reflecting the high-stakes, time-sensitive nature of aerospace sustainment requirements. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in his portfolio, vendors must still meet stringent technical and security qualifications regardless of size. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541712 (Research and Development in Physical and Engineering Sciences), with a secondary emphasis on 541990 (Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services). He procures advanced engineering services, systems modeling and simulation, space vehicle sustainment, and communications infrastructure modernization, demonstrating deep domain expertise in space-based defense systems and their supporting technologies.