Steve Wells

Steve Wells serves as a Contracting Officer within the FA8823 Sustainment MCPNT SSC/PKL under the Department of the Air Force, where he is responsible for managing the acquisition lifecycle of critical aerospace and space-based sustainment capabilities. His portfolio focuses on ensuring the operational readiness of guided missile systems, satellite communications infrastructure, and global positioning assets through technically complex, mission-critical contracts. He specializes in procuring engineering services, logistics support, and advanced research and development solutions that directly enable the modernization and long-term viability of national defense space and missile systems. While specific contractor relationships are not publicly enumerated, Mr. Wells maintains a broad network of industry partners engaged in systems engineering, technical analysis, and sustainment services for defense space platforms. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and leverages both large defense contractors and specialized technical firms with domain expertise in aerospace sustainment. He prioritizes contract clarity, risk mitigation, and lifecycle cost efficiency in vendor selection and contract administration. Mr. Wells does not utilize socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of his acquisitions awarded under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic alignment with the agency’s mission to maintain rapid, unimpeded access to the highest-capability technical resources required for national security systems, where speed, scalability, and technical superiority are paramount. His procurement focus is concentrated in two primary NAICS categories: 541614 for process, physical distribution, and logistics consulting services, and 541712 for research and development in physical and engineering sciences. He routinely procures advanced systems engineering support, mission analysis, supply chain optimization, and technical studies critical to sustaining space and missile systems, demonstrating deep expertise in defense aerospace logistics and R&D contracting.