Autumn Krill

Autumn Krill serves as a key procurement professional within the FA2518 USSF SPOC/SAIO, a specialized unit under the Department of the Air Force focused on advancing space domain capabilities. She manages acquisitions for mission-critical engineering, telecommunications, and research services that sustain and modernize space-based surveillance, satellite communications, and electromagnetic warfare systems. Her work directly supports the agency’s strategic priorities in space domain awareness and resilient satellite architectures, handling complex contract actions under FAR Part 15 for technical services requiring high-level systems engineering expertise and cybersecurity compliance. Krill maintains strong, ongoing relationships with leading defense and aerospace contractors including Keystone Mission Solutions Corp, Riverside Research Institute, and Bowhead Information Technology Service LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven experience in space systems integration, signals intelligence, and secure communications infrastructure. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, leveraging past performance and technical capability evaluations to ensure mission readiness and innovation in contested space environments. Her procurement strategy reflects a balanced commitment to socioeconomic objectives, with equal weighting between open competitions and Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This pattern underscores a deliberate effort to foster innovation through small business participation without compromising access to specialized technical capabilities. She consistently structures solicitations to enable qualified small businesses to compete for high-value engineering and management consulting services. Krill’s primary NAICS focus lies in Computer Systems Design Services (541512) and Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), reflecting her specialization in end-to-end systems engineering, architecture design, and mission-critical program management. She procures advanced technical services including space system integration, electromagnetic spectrum analysis, and operational support for classified satellite networks, demonstrating deep domain expertise in space operations and defense telecommunications.