Ashlee Harms

Ashlee Harms serves as a key procurement professional within the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s FA8201 organization, supporting the Department of the Air Force’s mission to sustain critical air base infrastructure and advanced aerospace systems. Responsible for managing complex acquisitions across facility construction, specialized equipment, and mission-critical support services, Harms ensures compliance with federal contracting regulations while aligning procurements with operational readiness priorities. Their portfolio includes high-stakes contracts for avionics integration, airfield sustainment, and institutional facility upgrades, requiring deep technical understanding of defense logistics and infrastructure lifecycle management. Harms maintains consistent working relationships with leading defense and aerospace contractors, including L3Harris Technologies, Inc. and LiveView Technologies Inc., partnering with firms capable of delivering advanced sensing systems, real-time surveillance platforms, and mission-critical communications hardware. These relationships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in secure, ruggedized technologies tailored to military environments. Harms engages contractors through competitive sealed bidding and negotiated acquisitions, emphasizing performance-based outcomes and technical compliance with MIL-STD and DoD cybersecurity standards. A strong advocate for small business participation, Harms prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Aside contracts under FAR 19.5, with over 60% of procurements reserved for small businesses. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster innovation and resilience within the defense supply chain by engaging diverse, qualified small vendors. While no specific socioeconomic set-asides are dominant, the consistent use of small business set-asides underscores a commitment to equitable access and economic inclusion in defense contracting. Harms’ procurement focus centers on NAICS categories including 337211 for office furniture, 562991 for septic and waste services, 212321 for construction aggregates, 423810 for mining and construction equipment distribution, and 611430 for professional training. These reflect the agency’s broad infrastructure and operational support needs—from facility maintenance to workforce development—requiring nuanced understanding of both commercial and defense-specific supply chains. Their expertise bridges civilian procurement practices with military operational requirements.