Raymond Hacker

Raymond Hacker serves as System Acquisition Manager for the W6QK Acc-apg under the Department of the Army (W91CRB), where he leads the end-to-end acquisition of advanced intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems. His role encompasses the full lifecycle management of technical contracts for aeronautical instrumentation, radio frequency platforms, and battlefield data analytics systems, ensuring timely delivery of mission-critical capabilities to tactical units. He works closely with engineering and technical stakeholders to define requirements, structure solicitation packages, and evaluate technical proposals, aligning procurement decisions with the Army’s modernization priorities in electronic warfare and networked sensing. Raymond collaborates with a broad base of defense contractors specializing in systems engineering, signal processing, and embedded firmware development. While no single vendor dominates his portfolio, he consistently engages firms with proven expertise in ruggedized sensor integration, real-time data fusion, and secure communications architectures. His procurement approach emphasizes technical merit, past performance, and demonstrable compliance with military standards such as MIL-STD-810 and DO-160, fostering long-term partnerships with vendors capable of rapid prototyping and field validation. Raymond’s acquisition strategy reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of his procurements classified as “No Set-Aside.” He does not prioritize socioeconomic programs such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB, instead focusing on technical capability and mission readiness as the primary selection criteria. This approach ensures access to the deepest talent pools in defense engineering, prioritizing performance over socioeconomic classification. His procurement activity is entirely concentrated in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), reflecting his focus on complex, custom-engineered solutions rather than commercial off-the-shelf goods. He regularly acquires services related to systems integration, RF spectrum analysis, sensor calibration, and battlefield data architecture design, requiring deep domain expertise in electronic warfare, tactical communications networks, and real-time analytics platforms.