Stuart A. Hazlett assumed the position of Director of Contracting, United States Army Corps of Engineers in January 2012.  He serves as the principal contracting advisor to the Chief of Engineers and directly exercises authority over three Regional Principal Assistants Responsible for Contracting (PARCs), ten Regional Contracting Chiefs, and four Center Contracting Chiefs.  Mr. Hazlett provides organizational contracting and business solutions, ensures the development of streamlined standard contracting processes and procedures, and serves as a business liaison between USACE and state and local governments, academia, foreign nations, and other agencies.

Mr. Hazlett leads a multi-skilled workforce of approximately 1,500 contracting professionals who develop contracting solutions and provide business advice to support the extensive mission of USACE, covering nine Engineer Divisions—each with four to seven subordinate Engineer Districts—and four Engineer Centers.  With 56 District and Center Contracting Offices under his cognizance, Mr. Hazlett executes approximately 98,000 contracting actions annually valued at $30 billion.

Before taking his current position, Mr Hazlett served as the Deputy Director of Program Acquisition & Strategic Sourcing (PASS) for Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy (DPAP).  In this role he served as a senior advisor to the Director of DPAP, Director of Defense Pricing, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisitions, Technology, and Logistics in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.  Mr. Hazlett supported Defense Acquisition Boards, Defense Acquisition Executive Summaries, and various Overarching Integrated Product Teams for major defense acquisition and special interest programs.  He promoted the development of sound program acquisition strategies and fostered continuous and effective communication within the acquisition community to ensure effective application of associated statute and policy.

Prior to the aforementioned position he served as the Deputy Director of Strategic Sourcing for the Director of DPAP.  In collaboration with the DoD components, his directorate conducted spend analyses and facilitated business solutions that permitted the department to achieve best value in strategically sourcing goods and services within a $370B spend across the department.  He served as the Chair of the Strategic Sourcing Directors Board (SSDB) and as the department’s representative to the Federal Chief Acquisition Officer Council Strategic Sourcing Working Group.

Career Chronology:

• March 2005 - Chief of Procurement Transformation, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Contracting, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon.
• April 2002 - Chief, Contracting Division, C-17 SPO, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH.
• 2000 - Chief, Logistics Contracting Division, HQ Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH.
• 1999 - Team Lead, HQ United States Air Force Logistics Transformation Team, US Air Force, Pentagon.
• 1984-1999 - Various Assignments Within USAF: Special Assistant to General Officers, Supervisory, Analyst, Procurement Contracting Officer, Contract Negotiator, Contract Specialist.

College:

• M.S. in Resource Strategy, Industrial College of the Armed Forces
• Air Command and Staff College (seminar), Air University
• Advanced Program Managers Course, Defense Systems Management College
• M.S.A. (General Administration) Central Michigan University
• Squadron Officers School (in-residence), Air University
• B.A. in Business Management and Administration, Ohio Northern University

Certifications:

• Certified Associate Contracts Manager
• Certified Professional Contracts Manager
• Certified Federal Contracts Manager
• DAWIA Level III – Contracting and Acquisition

Awards and Honors:

• Department of the Army Commander’s Award for Civilian Service
• Two Department of the Air Force awards for Meritorious Civilian Service

Professional memberships and associations:

• National Contract Management Association