Tanner Alley

Tanner Alley serves as the primary contracting lead for FP2042 AFLCMC LPA, a critical acquisition node within the Department of the Air Force focused on next-generation aerospace propulsion systems. In this role, Alley oversees the end-to-end procurement of high-performance aircraft engines and mission-critical engine components essential to next-generation fighter, bomber, and unmanned aerial systems. Their responsibilities include managing complex technical solicitations, evaluating engineering proposals, and ensuring compliance with defense acquisition regulations for propulsion technologies that demand extreme durability, thermal efficiency, and operational reliability under combat conditions. Alley’s work directly supports the agency’s strategic imperative to sustain air superiority through advanced propulsion innovation. Contractor relationships are primarily established with Tier 1 aerospace manufacturers and specialized engine subsystem suppliers with proven expertise in gas turbine design, additive manufacturing of turbine blades, and high-temperature material integration. While specific vendor names are not disclosed in available records, Alley consistently engages with industry leaders possessing AS9100 certification and DoD-qualified supply chains, fostering long-term partnerships grounded in technical rigor, production scalability, and secure logistics. Collaboration extends to engineering support firms providing life-cycle sustainment analysis and digital twin modeling for engine performance prediction. Set-aside preferences are exclusively non-set-aside, with 100% of acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. This reflects the agency’s reliance on highly specialized technical capabilities that currently reside only within a narrow pool of qualified defense industrial base partners, none of which meet small business size standards for the relevant NAICS codes. The primary procurement focus is NAICS 336412—Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing—accounting for 83.3% of activity, with a secondary emphasis on NAICS 336411—Aircraft Manufacturing. Alley specializes in acquiring advanced turbofan and turbojet engines, combustor assemblies, high-pressure turbine sections, and integrated propulsion control systems, demonstrating deep technical fluency in propulsion architecture, materials science, and military engine certification standards.