Suzanne Kixmiller

Suzanne Kixmiller serves as a key procurement professional within Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (N00164), where she manages acquisitions critical to the development, testing, and sustainment of advanced electronic, electro-optical, and ordnance systems for naval warfare platforms. Her work directly supports the Navy’s mission to modernize electronic warfare suites, signal intelligence capabilities, and precision targeting systems. She routinely handles complex research and development contracts under NAICS 541715, focusing on engineering services, systems integration, and prototype development for next-generation defense technologies. Her procurement decisions are strategically aligned with the agency’s emphasis on innovation, rapid prototyping, and field-ready capability enhancement for expeditionary and surface forces. Kixmiller maintains consistent working relationships with leading defense contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Programs Management Analytics & Technologies Inc., and Integrity Defense Services Inc., partnering with firms that provide specialized technical expertise in radar systems, signal processing, and electronic combat solutions. She also collaborates with niche providers such as Black Hills Ammunition Inc. for ordnance-related R&D and McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC for mission-critical infrastructure support. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established industry partners with proven capabilities in high-acuity technical domains, often leveraging indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) and other flexible contract vehicles to meet evolving operational requirements. Kixmiller’s acquisition portfolio shows no use of 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 performance, readiness, and system interoperability above all else. Her primary industry focus is on research and development in physical and engineering sciences, specifically procuring advanced electronic systems, electro-optical sensors, communications architectures, and weapons interface technologies. She specializes in contracting for cutting-edge defense R&D that bridges laboratory innovation with operational deployment, ensuring naval forces maintain technological superiority in contested environments.