Stephen Peltzer

Stephen Peltzer serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), supporting the acquisition and lifecycle sustainment of critical naval aviation systems. He manages complex contracts for aircraft manufacturing, propulsion systems, and auxiliary aviation equipment, ensuring alignment with the Navy and Marine Corps’ strategic modernization goals. His work directly enables the development, testing, and fielding of carrier-based and expeditionary aircraft platforms, integrating advanced avionics, weapons systems, and mission-critical components. Peltzer operates within a high-stakes technical environment requiring deep familiarity with defense acquisition regulations, performance-based contracting, and systems engineering integration. Peltzer maintains consistent, long-term relationships with industry leaders including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and General Atomics, partnering with prime contractors who deliver advanced rotary-wing, fixed-wing, and unmanned aerial systems. His contracting patterns reflect a preference for established defense aerospace primes with proven track records in delivering complex, mission-essential platforms under strict military specifications. These partnerships are characterized by collaborative requirements development, risk-sharing in prototyping phases, and sustained support through production and in-service maintenance cycles. Peltzer’s procurement portfolio exhibits no set-aside preferences, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects NAVAIR’s operational imperative to access the broadest possible industrial base for mission-critical systems where technical maturity, scale, and certification capabilities are non-negotiable. While small business participation is not structurally prioritized in his portfolio, compliance with all federal acquisition regulations and socioeconomic reporting requirements remains strictly observed. His primary focus lies within NAICS 336411, 336412, and 336413, encompassing the full spectrum of aircraft manufacturing—from airframe production and propulsion systems to avionics integration and auxiliary equipment. Peltzer’s expertise centers on procuring high-performance, militarily certified aviation systems, with deep technical fluency in turbine engines, flight control systems, radar integration, and logistics support infrastructure essential to naval airpower readiness.