Amanda Imlach

Amanda Imlach serves as a key procurement lead within the Kessel Run organization under the Department of the Air Force, supporting the rapid development and fielding of mission-critical software and digital systems for air and space operations. She manages acquisitions aligned with DevSecOps principles, cloud-native architectures, and secure software delivery pipelines, focusing on agile, iterative contracting models that accelerate capability deployment. Her work directly enables the modernization of air combat command and control systems, including initiatives like the Aerospace Readiness Enterprise System (ARES), ensuring that software solutions meet rigorous operational and cybersecurity standards. Imlach maintains a primary contracting relationship with THE BOEING COMPANY, leveraging their enterprise-scale engineering and systems integration capabilities to deliver complex digital platforms. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term, performance-based partnerships with prime contractors capable of supporting continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) environments, often under Other Transaction Authority (OTA) or Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) vehicles. She prioritizes vendors with proven expertise in secure cloud migration, containerization, and automated testing frameworks. There is no preference for socioeconomic set-asides; all acquisitions are conducted under full and open competition, reflecting Kessel Run’s mission-critical urgency and need for scalable, high-performance solutions. This approach ensures access to the broadest possible talent pool and technological innovation, without restricting competition based on small business status. Her procurement focus centers on software development, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and digital modernization services, primarily under NAICS categories related to custom software development, systems integration, and IT consulting. She consistently procures capabilities in DevSecOps toolchains, Kubernetes-based orchestration, zero-trust architectures, and mission-specific applications for air domain awareness and command and control systems.