Ashley Taylor

Ashley Taylor serves as a Contracting Officer for the Department of the Air Force at FA2517 21 Cons Bldg 350, where she manages mission-critical procurement activities supporting infrastructure modernization and operational readiness across Air Force installations. Her portfolio focuses on acquiring facility systems, electronic communications equipment, and integrated security technologies essential to sustaining defense-critical environments. She executes full-cycle contracting actions under FAR and DFARS, ensuring compliance with national security requirements while aligning acquisitions with strategic priorities in fire safety modernization, cyber-resilient infrastructure, and mission-critical facility upgrades. Taylor maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including ASTERI CONSULTING SERVICES LLC, AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, ARHAB LLC, and PRIMEPRO BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LLC. These partnerships span technical consulting, systems integration, construction, and IT services, reflecting a preference for vendors with proven expertise in defense infrastructure and secure communications. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous source selection, and long-term vendor reliability over transactional engagements. While the majority of her acquisitions—87.1%—are conducted without set-asides, Taylor maintains a meaningful commitment to small business participation, with 12.9% of awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. She actively supports socioeconomic programs by prioritizing qualified small businesses in competitive environments, though her primary focus remains on technical capability and mission alignment rather than socioeconomic classification alone. Her procurement expertise centers on NAICS 423430 (computer and peripheral equipment wholesale), NAICS 511210 (software publishers), and NAICS 334290 (other communications equipment manufacturing), indicating a strong technical focus on enterprise IT systems, cybersecurity-enabled communications hardware, and integrated software solutions. She also engages in facility-related services under NAICS 721110 and NAICS 511130, reflecting a hybrid portfolio that bridges physical infrastructure with digital modernization initiatives.