Steven R. Lloyd

Steven Lloyd serves as a key procurement lead at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, supporting the design, development, and integration of advanced space systems and scientific instrumentation. He manages complex acquisitions aligned with the Center’s mission to advance Earth observation, deep-space telecommunications, and space science platforms. His portfolio focuses on high-precision engineering contracts requiring rigorous technical oversight, including spacecraft subsystems, sensor payloads, and mission-critical communication networks. Lloyd ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement strategy with NASA’s strategic goals in space technology innovation. He maintains strategic partnerships with leading technical organizations including Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Lincoln Laboratory, leveraging their expertise in space vehicle manufacturing and applied physical sciences research. His contracting patterns reflect a balanced approach between established aerospace primes and premier research institutions, fostering collaboration on cutting-edge R&D initiatives. These relationships are characterized by long-term, performance-based agreements that emphasize technical excellence, systems integration, and mission assurance. Lloyd’s contracting portfolio is evenly split between open competition and Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a strong commitment to expanding opportunities for small businesses in the aerospace and scientific research sectors. He consistently prioritizes socioeconomic programs that enhance diversity in the supplier base, ensuring qualified small firms have equitable access to high-impact NASA missions without compromising technical rigor. His primary NAICS focus areas—336414 for guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing and 541715 for physical and engineering sciences R&D—reflect his specialization in procuring advanced space systems and mission-specific scientific instrumentation. He routinely sources components for satellite platforms, telemetry systems, and space-qualified sensors, requiring deep domain knowledge in aerospace engineering, orbital mechanics, and systems engineering practices.