Andrew Donlin

1Lt Andrew Donlin serves as a contracting officer within the FA8823 Sustainment MCPNT SSC/PKL under the Department of the Air Force, responsible for managing the acquisition and sustainment of critical aerospace and space-based systems. His role centers on ensuring operational readiness of guided missile platforms, satellite communications infrastructure, and global positioning systems through timely and compliant procurement actions. He handles complex, mission-critical contracts for advanced wireless communications equipment, signal processing hardware, and secure command and control systems essential to national defense. As a key liaison between technical stakeholders and industry partners, Donlin ensures acquisitions align with Air Force modernization priorities and technical specifications for space and missile systems. Donlin works closely with a network of prime contractors specializing in radio and wireless communications equipment manufacturing, including firms with deep expertise in RF subsystems, encrypted data links, and satellite terminal integration. His contracting patterns reflect a preference for established defense industrial base vendors with proven track records in delivering high-reliability hardware under stringent MIL-STD and ITAR compliance frameworks. While no single contractor dominates his portfolio, he consistently engages with vendors possessing AS9100 and ISO 9001 certifications, emphasizing technical fidelity and supply chain resilience. Donlin’s procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. This reflects the technical complexity and national security sensitivity of the systems he procures, which often require specialized manufacturing capabilities not yet widely available among small or socioeconomically disadvantaged businesses. While he does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, his process remains fully transparent and compliant with FAR requirements. His primary focus is NAICS 334220, encompassing the procurement of radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment. He specializes in acquiring hardened transceivers, secure satellite modems, phased-array antennas, and embedded navigation systems used in missile guidance and space vehicle telemetry. His technical domain expertise lies in RF engineering, electronic warfare resilience, and space-based communications architecture, ensuring acquired systems meet rigorous performance and survivability standards.