Alicia L. Cawley

Alicia L. Cawley serves as a Contract Specialist within the FA8823 Sustainment MCPNT SSC/PKL under the Department of the Air Force, where she plays a pivotal role in securing critical aerospace and space-based capabilities essential to national defense. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle management of complex acquisitions for guided missile systems, satellite communications infrastructure, and space vehicle sustainment programs. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning contract actions with the agency’s strategic imperative to maintain operational readiness of global positioning systems and advanced navigation platforms. Her portfolio primarily involves technical, engineering, and logistics support services tied to high-consequence defense systems. Cawley collaborates with a diverse range of industry partners, including prime contractors specializing in guided missile manufacturing, space vehicle systems integration, and defense R&D. While specific vendor names are not disclosed, her contracting patterns reflect consistent engagement with firms possessing specialized expertise in aerospace propulsion, avionics, and space-based command and control technologies. She fosters long-term vendor partnerships grounded in technical proficiency, past performance, and adherence to stringent DoD acquisition standards. Cawley demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 36.4% of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. Her contracting approach actively promotes socioeconomic opportunities for small disadvantaged businesses, HUBZone firms, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, reflecting the agency’s broader goals of inclusive economic growth within the defense industrial base. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 481212 (nonscheduled chartered air transportation for defense logistics), 541715 (R&D in physical and engineering sciences), and 336414/336419 (guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing and parts). She specializes in procuring advanced propulsion components, satellite subsystems, and mission-critical sustainment services that support the Air Force’s space and missile enterprise.