Robert G. Simmons

Robert G. Simmons serves as a Contract Specialist within the FA2823 AFTC PZIO under the Department of the Air Force, where he manages the acquisition of advanced airborne and ground-based sensing, communication, and test instrumentation systems critical to aerospace mission readiness. His responsibilities include planning, soliciting, negotiating, and administering contracts for high-precision measurement and control technologies used in avionics, electronic warfare, radar, and signal intelligence platforms. Simmons plays a pivotal role in ensuring the timely delivery of mission-critical test and evaluation infrastructure, aligning procurement actions with the agency’s strategic modernization goals for electromagnetic and signal integrity systems. His primary contractor relationships include TOM HAMMONDS ENTERPRISES, LLC, STREET LEGAL INDUSTRIES, INC, SPEEGLE CONSTRUCTION, INC, DETECT INC, and THE CONTROLS COMPANY, LLC—vendors with proven capabilities in specialized electronics, instrumentation, and test system integration. Simmons consistently engages with niche suppliers possessing technical expertise in ruggedized hardware, RF components, and real-time data acquisition systems, fostering long-term partnerships grounded in compliance, performance, and innovation. Set-aside preferences show a strong emphasis on open competition, with 96.7% of awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides, reflecting a mission-driven focus on technical capability over socioeconomic categorization. While small business participation is limited to 3.3%, it is strategically targeted toward firms demonstrating domain-specific expertise rather than broad socioeconomic compliance. His procurement focus centers on NAICS 334513, 334290, and 334220, reflecting deep specialization in the manufacturing of industrial measurement instruments, wireless communications equipment, and advanced electronic systems. Simmons routinely procures custom-built test beds, signal conditioning modules, and high-frequency connectors, requiring deep technical fluency in electromagnetic compatibility, data acquisition architectures, and avionics integration standards.