Stacey Walker

Stacey Walker serves as a key procurement lead at NASA Langley Research Center, driving acquisitions that support the agency’s mission in advanced aeronautics and space systems development. Responsible for managing scientific and technical consulting contracts, Walker ensures alignment with NASA’s strategic priorities in hypersonics, spacecraft instrumentation, and remote sensing technologies. Her work directly enables the Center’s R&D initiatives by securing specialized expertise in engineering analysis, systems integration, and experimental validation. She typically handles complex, performance-based solicitations under FAR Part 15, emphasizing technical merit and innovation in contract awards. Walker maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of high-caliber contractors, including Jackson Bond Enterprises, LLC, the University of Utah, and Roche Diagnostics Corporation. These relationships reflect a blend of small business innovation, academic research capability, and industry technical depth. Her procurement approach favors collaborative, long-term engagements that integrate institutional knowledge with cutting-edge science, often supporting multi-year research programs requiring agile, responsive service delivery and rigorous compliance with federal research standards. Walker exhibits a strong, unwavering commitment to small business participation, with 100% of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This pattern underscores a deliberate strategy to cultivate emerging aerospace and technical service providers, ensuring equitable access to high-impact NASA contracts. Her procurement decisions consistently prioritize small business concerns, fostering workforce development and technological diversification within the federal contracting ecosystem. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541690 — Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services — encompassing advanced engineering analysis, systems modeling, materials characterization, and instrumentation design. She procures specialized consulting services that support Langley’s core domains: hypersonic flight dynamics, advanced composite materials, planetary surface systems, and remote sensor development. Her expertise ensures that contractor deliverables meet NASA’s exacting standards for scientific rigor, technical innovation, and mission-critical reliability.