Susan Stewart

Susan Stewart serves as a key procurement professional within the FA8684 Aflcmc Rodk, a critical unit of the Department of the Air Force dedicated to aerospace sustainment and next-generation R&D. She manages complex acquisitions aligned with the agency’s mission to ensure air dominance through advanced manufacturing, mission-critical research, and resilient supply chain solutions. Her portfolio primarily encompasses contracts for physical and engineering research, as well as the manufacturing of auxiliary aircraft components, ensuring that cutting-edge technologies are rapidly qualified and integrated into operational platforms. She plays a central role in translating technical requirements into compliant, mission-ready contracts that support rapid prototyping and airworthiness certification. While specific contractor names are not available, her procurement patterns indicate consistent engagement with defense aerospace primes and specialized manufacturers capable of meeting stringent military specifications for additive manufacturing, precision machining, and systems integration. She fosters long-term vendor partnerships with firms possessing DoD clearance, AS9100 certification, and proven experience in low-volume, high-precision production environments. Her working relationships emphasize technical collaboration, early supplier involvement, and risk-mitigated acquisition strategies to accelerate capability delivery. Susan demonstrates a balanced commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with approximately one-third of her awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to cultivate innovation from small, agile vendors capable of rapid iteration in advanced manufacturing and R&D. She does not routinely prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, but her consistent use of small business set-asides underscores a strong institutional focus on expanding the defense industrial base. Her primary NAICS focus areas—541715 for physical and engineering R&D and 336413 for other aircraft parts manufacturing—reveal deep expertise in procuring advanced materials, non-standard avionics components, and sustainment technologies. She specializes in acquisitions involving additive manufacturing qualification, digital twin integration, and sustainment of legacy platforms with modernized subsystems, ensuring operational readiness through technical innovation and industrial resilience.