Ricardo Santos-Concepcion

Ricardo Santos-Concepcion serves as a key procurement professional at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, supporting the agency’s mission to sustain and modernize critical launch infrastructure and flight systems. He manages a portfolio of complex acquisitions focused on professional, scientific, and technical services, as well as space vehicle manufacturing, ensuring compliance with federal contracting regulations and mission-critical performance standards. His work directly enables the safe operation of launch vehicles and spacecraft by securing specialized engineering, systems integration, and technical support services essential to NASA’s spaceport operations. He routinely oversees contract lifecycle management for high-stakes, mission-essential procurements requiring stringent safety, environmental, and technical controls. Santos-Concepcion maintains consistent working relationships with NUMUNU MARTINEZ JV, LLC and CINKA CONSTRUCTION & CONSULTING SERVICES LLC, both of which provide specialized construction, technical consulting, and systems support services aligned with Kennedy’s launch infrastructure modernization goals. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical rigor, and long-term vendor collaboration, fostering partnerships with firms possessing deep domain expertise in aerospace operations and spaceport engineering. These relationships reflect a preference for experienced contractors capable of delivering integrated solutions under demanding operational conditions. His procurement activity is entirely aligned with full and open competition, with no set-asides utilized to date. This reflects a strategic focus on selecting the most technically qualified vendors regardless of socioeconomic status, prioritizing mission readiness and technical capability over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is not formally targeted, his acquisitions remain accessible to all qualified offerors under standard federal procurement rules. The majority of his procurements fall under NAICS 541990, encompassing professional, scientific, and technical services such as systems engineering, safety analysis, and launch operations support. A significant portion also targets NAICS 336414, reflecting direct procurement of guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing capabilities. His technical domain expertise centers on propulsion systems, flight readiness verification, and spaceport environmental controls, making him a critical link between NASA’s engineering teams and the industrial base that delivers mission-critical hardware and services.