Berlinda Stills

Berlinda Stills serves as a key procurement professional within the Department of the Air Force’s FA7014 office, supporting the agency’s mission to sustain and modernize operational readiness through strategic acquisition of professional and technical services. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts centered on systems engineering and technical assistance (SETA), enterprise IT modernization, and mission-critical analytics, ensuring alignment with Air Force cybersecurity and digital transformation priorities. Her acquisitions primarily involve complex, performance-based service contracts requiring high-level technical oversight and compliance with federal acquisition regulations. Stills maintains strong, ongoing relationships with leading contractors including SIGMATECH, INC. and PURDUE UNIVERSITY, reflecting a balanced approach between industry specialists and academic research partners. She frequently engages vendors capable of delivering advanced technical consulting, software development, and data analytics services, often under long-term, task-order-based indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) vehicles. Her contracting patterns emphasize collaboration with organizations that combine domain expertise in aerospace systems with agile service delivery models. Her procurement strategy reflects a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with equal weighting between open competitions and Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This demonstrates a deliberate focus on fostering opportunities for small businesses while maintaining access to specialized technical capabilities. She consistently prioritizes small business participation without reliance on other set-aside categories, reinforcing a streamlined, performance-driven approach to socioeconomic contracting. Stills’ primary NAICS focus areas include 511210 (Software Publishers) and 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services), with secondary emphasis on 335129 (Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing). This reflects her expertise in acquiring software solutions, enterprise IT modernization tools, and mission-support consulting services critical to Air Force digital infrastructure. Her work bridges technical innovation with operational requirements, ensuring acquisition outcomes directly enhance mission capability and readiness.