Alisha King

Alisha King serves as a primary procurement lead within the W6QK Acc-rsa, a critical unit of the Department of the Army tasked with sustaining and modernizing aerial and missile defense systems. She manages the acquisition lifecycle for mission-critical aerospace platforms and supporting technologies, including avionics, propulsion systems, and sensor integration for platforms such as the UH-60 Black Hawk and AH-64 Apache. Her role centers on ensuring timely, compliant, and technically robust contract awards that align with the Army’s strategic modernization priorities, bridging engineering requirements with operational readiness goals across defense aerospace programs. King maintains consistent contracting relationships with industry leaders including Lockheed Martin Corporation and Alaska Aerospace Corp, partnering with firms possessing deep expertise in defense aerospace systems integration, flight control software, and missile defense architecture. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration with contractors capable of delivering complex, high-reliability systems under stringent military specifications, often requiring ITAR compliance, systems engineering support, and rapid prototyping capabilities. Her contracting portfolio reflects a balanced commitment to socioeconomic diversity, with approximately half of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, and the other half open to all competitors. This deliberate distribution underscores her dedication to fostering innovation through small business participation while maintaining access to large-capacity industrial base capabilities essential for large-scale defense systems. King’s primary technical focus lies in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services) and 541715 (Research and Development in Physical and Engineering Sciences), directing acquisitions toward advanced systems engineering, prototyping, and technology maturation for next-generation air and missile defense architectures. She consistently procures services involving radar signal processing, flight dynamics modeling, and embedded systems development, reflecting a strong command of aerospace engineering domains and defense acquisition best practices.