Ana Fife

Ana M. Fife serves as a key procurement lead within the 763d Enterprise Sourcing Squadron, Department of the Air Force, where she supports the acquisition of mission-critical technology and training services essential to sustaining airpower readiness. Her role centers on managing complex contracts for enterprise-level systems that enhance pilot proficiency, communications resilience, and logistical agility. She routinely handles solicitations under the Federal Acquisition Regulation for professional services, IT infrastructure, and specialized instructional support, ensuring alignment with Air Force modernization priorities and operational tempo requirements. Fife collaborates with a diverse ecosystem of contractors specializing in systems design, data services, and management consulting, fostering partnerships with both large prime contractors and niche technical vendors. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, leveraging task orders and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) mechanisms to respond rapidly to evolving operational needs. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages firms with proven expertise in defense-relevant IT modernization and adaptive training solutions. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 93.8% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions, indicating a focus on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic classifications. Nevertheless, she actively supports small business participation, with 6.3% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured but intentional commitment to expanding vendor diversity without compromising mission requirements. Fife’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services) and 541611 (Management Consulting), reflecting her specialization in enterprise architecture, mission systems integration, and operational process optimization. She also regularly procures services under NAICS 611699 for advanced military training solutions and NAICS 518210 for secure computing infrastructure, underscoring her technical depth in cloud-enabled platforms, data processing, and simulation-based learning environments critical to Air Force readiness.