Susan K. Halvatzis

Susan K. Halvatzis serves as a key procurement lead within the W6QK Acc-orlando office of the Department of the Army, where she manages acquisitions critical to advancing military training systems and operational readiness. Her responsibilities center on securing professional development training, flight instruction, and integrated simulation technologies that enhance the Army’s mission command and aviation training capabilities. She plays a pivotal role in aligning contracting strategies with the agency’s modernization priorities, ensuring that technical services support next-generation training infrastructure, live-fire system upgrades, and aviation readiness initiatives. Her portfolio is dominated by performance-based, requirements-driven contracts for engineering and instructional services. Halvatzis maintains consistent partnerships with a core group of specialized contractors, including TORCH RESEARCH, LLC, AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, and FIDELITY TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION. These firms are frequently selected for their expertise in defense education systems, simulation modeling, and aviation training platform integration. Her contracting approach favors established vendors with proven capabilities in delivering complex, high-fidelity training solutions, often through competitive sealed bids and task order solicitations under multiple-award contracts. Her procurement activity shows no reliance on socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on technical merit and mission-critical capability over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing vendor performance and domain expertise in a highly specialized technical environment. Her primary NAICS focus is 611430 (Professional and Management Development Training), accounting for 75% of her acquisitions, with a strong secondary emphasis on 611512 (Flight Training). She procures curriculum development, instructor services, virtual and augmented reality training systems, and aviation simulator integration—underscoring deep expertise in defense education technology and operational training modernization.