Brenna Gonsalves

Brenna Gonsalves serves as a key procurement lead within the FA2318 Aflcmc C3MK, a critical unit under the Department of the Air Force dedicated to advancing airborne command, control, and communications systems. She manages the acquisition of sophisticated computing platforms and secure communications hardware designed for real-time mission planning and dynamic replanning in contested electromagnetic environments. Her portfolio centers on modernizing aircrew computing environments and integrating intelligent, edge-capable systems that support agile, networked air operations. Gonsalves ensures that acquisitions align with Air Force modernization priorities, emphasizing rapid prototyping, secure data fusion, and interoperability across legacy and next-generation platforms. Her contractor relationships are primarily with defense technology firms specializing in military-grade radio and wireless communications equipment, as well as R&D contractors focused on physical and engineering sciences for defense applications. She engages with a broad spectrum of industry partners, including established defense primes and innovative small firms capable of delivering rapid prototype solutions. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical agility and performance-based outcomes, fostering collaborative partnerships that prioritize innovation, cybersecurity compliance, and system resilience under adversarial conditions. Gonsalves’ contracting activity is entirely non-set-aside, reflecting a mission-critical emphasis on technical capability over socioeconomic preferences. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her acquisitions remain open to all qualified vendors, with selection based solely on technical merit, system performance, and compliance with stringent military standards. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334220 for radio and wireless communications equipment and NAICS 541715 for defense-oriented research and development. She routinely procures secure airborne computing modules, software-defined radios, real-time data processing systems, and embedded AI-enabled decision aids—technologies essential to maintaining air superiority in degraded and denied environments. Her expertise spans signal processing, tactical networking, and secure avionics integration, making her a pivotal figure in the Air Force’s C3 modernization pipeline.