Andrea DeMars

Andrea DeMars serves as a key procurement professional within the Space Systems Command under the Department of the Air Force, overseeing the acquisition of critical space domain capabilities essential to national security. Her work centers on securing advanced launch services and associated logistics infrastructure to ensure resilient, on-orbit operational continuity. She manages complex, mission-critical contracts aligned with the Command’s strategic imperative to accelerate the deployment of next-generation space systems, focusing primarily on nonscheduled chartered air transportation services that support the movement of sensitive payloads, test hardware, and mission-critical personnel across geographically dispersed ranges and launch sites. Her primary contractor relationship is with Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, a specialized provider of expeditionary aerospace logistics and mission support services. DeMars consistently engages this vendor for time-sensitive, high-urgency transportation solutions requiring tailored flight planning, secure cargo handling, and compliance with Department of Defense space transportation protocols. Her contracting pattern reflects a preference for long-term, performance-based partnerships with vendors demonstrating proven expertise in classified and expeditionary aerospace operations, emphasizing reliability, security, and rapid response capability. DeMars’s procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects the mission-critical nature of the acquisitions, where technical specificity, operational readiness, and national security requirements take precedence over socioeconomic set-asides. While small business participation is not formally prioritized, the nature of the services procured inherently favors firms with niche capabilities in defense aerospace logistics rather than broad-based small business pools. Her primary NAICS classification, 481212 (Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation), underscores her specialization in on-demand, mission-tailored air transport for defense space systems. She procures services involving the movement of sensitive payloads via specialized aircraft, including cargo containment, environmental control, and real-time tracking under stringent DoD security protocols. Her expertise lies at the intersection of aerospace logistics and space mission assurance, ensuring seamless transit of hardware critical to launch readiness and orbital deployment.