Alyanna Parsons

Alyanna Parsons serves as a key procurement lead within the FA2518 USSF SPOC/SAIO, a specialized unit under the Department of the Air Force dedicated to advancing space domain capabilities. She manages the acquisition of mission-critical engineering, telecommunications, and research services that sustain and modernize space-based surveillance, satellite communications, and electromagnetic warfare systems. Her work directly supports the agency’s strategic priorities in space domain awareness and resilient satellite architectures, focusing on complex, technical contracts requiring specialized expertise in systems integration and operational support. Parsons handles full lifecycle acquisitions under FAR and DFARS guidelines, ensuring alignment with national security objectives and emerging threats in contested space environments. Her primary contractor relationships include Keystone Mission Solutions Corp, Riverside Research Institute, and Bowhead Information Technology Service LLC—organizations with proven capabilities in space systems engineering, signal intelligence, and secure communications infrastructure. Parsons cultivates long-term, performance-driven partnerships with these firms, leveraging their deep technical proficiency in classified and expeditionary space operations. These relationships are characterized by sustained engagement across multiple contract vehicles, reflecting a preference for vendors with established track records in delivering high-assurance solutions under stringent security protocols. Parsons demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 66.7% of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This pattern underscores a deliberate strategy to foster innovation and capacity within the defense industrial base, prioritizing small businesses capable of supporting niche space and cyber-physical systems requirements. Her contracting approach aligns with broader Department of the Air Force initiatives to diversify the supplier base and enhance resilience through broad-based socioeconomic inclusion. Her procurement portfolio is exclusively focused on NAICS 541611—Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services—reflecting a specialization in high-level systems integration, mission planning, and operational support consulting for space architecture modernization. She procures technical advisory services that enable the design, assessment, and sustainment of complex space systems, emphasizing expertise in space communications protocols, electromagnetic spectrum management, and mission assurance frameworks.