Tammy Phelps

Tammy Phelps is a procurement professional specializing in the acquisition of advanced aerospace and navigation systems, with a primary focus on the design, development, and integration of mission-critical avionics and sensor technologies. She manages the full lifecycle of complex contracts under the Department of Defense and related federal entities, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with national security objectives. Her work centers on technical requirements for search, detection, guidance, and aeronautical systems, often involving high-precision instrumentation and auxiliary aircraft components. She collaborates closely with engineering teams and program managers to define performance specifications and evaluate technical proposals, ensuring acquisitions meet operational readiness standards. Her contractor relationships span established defense primes and mid-tier manufacturers with proven capabilities in aerospace systems integration. She consistently engages vendors with ISO 9001 and AS9100 certifications, prioritizing firms with demonstrated experience in ruggedized electronics, flight control systems, and radar sensor development. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, her procurement patterns reflect a preference for established suppliers with robust quality assurance programs and mature supply chains. Phelps maintains a strong orientation toward open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted without set-aside designations. This reflects a strategic focus on maximizing technical capability and industrial base resilience rather than socioeconomic preferences, though she remains compliant with all statutory requirements for small business consideration. Her approach prioritizes mission performance and technical merit over socioeconomic categorization. Her primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 334511 for navigation and guidance systems and NAICS 336413 for auxiliary aircraft equipment. She routinely procures inertial measurement units, terrain-following radar, electronic countermeasure components, and mission-specific avionics suites, demonstrating deep familiarity with military aviation technology standards and defense electronics supply chain dynamics.