Steven Chrisley

Steven Chrisley serves as a key procurement professional at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, where he manages high-stakes acquisitions supporting the development of advanced propulsion systems, space vehicle technologies, and mission-critical research infrastructure. His responsibilities center on executing complex engineering and scientific contracts aligned with the Center’s mandate to enable deep space exploration, including Moon-to-Mars architecture development and real-time propulsion testing systems. Chrisley specializes in securing technical services and R&D solutions that directly support NASA’s strategic objectives in rocket engine design, guidance systems, and computational modeling for spaceflight applications. He maintains consistent working relationships with leading aerospace and engineering contractors, notably Bastion Technologies Inc. and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, both of which provide specialized engineering analysis, systems integration, and advanced simulation services. His procurement approach emphasizes technical rigor and mission alignment, favoring vendors with proven expertise in hypersonics, fluid dynamics, and spaceflight systems engineering. These partnerships are characterized by long-term collaboration, iterative requirements refinement, and performance-based contract structures designed to mitigate technical risk in high-consequence programs. Chrisley’s contracting portfolio reflects a strict focus on full and open competition, with no set-asides applied to his acquisitions. This reflects a mission-driven prioritization of technical capability over socioeconomic preferences, ensuring access to the most qualified industry partners for mission-critical R&D. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in his portfolio, all procurements remain compliant with federal acquisition regulations and are evaluated strictly on technical merit and past performance. His primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 541715—Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences—where he procures advanced engineering services, computational modeling, propulsion test instrumentation, and systems integration for rocket propulsion and space vehicle development. His domain expertise spans liquid propulsion systems, structural dynamics, and real-time data acquisition for flight-like testing environments.