Carla Johnson

Carla Johnson 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. Her portfolio centers on the acquisition of electronic computer manufacturing systems and integrated communication technologies essential for sustaining secure, resilient defense facilities. She oversees the full lifecycle of contracts—from solicitation and source selection to award and performance management—ensuring alignment with Air Force strategic priorities in facility upgrades, fire safety modernization, and advanced electronics integration. Johnson’s work directly enables the deployment of mission-enabling systems across Air Force installations, emphasizing compliance with federal acquisition regulations and technical specifications for defense-grade hardware. She maintains established working relationships with key contractors including ASTERI CONSULTING SERVICES LLC, AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, ARHAB LLC, and PRIMEPRO BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LLC. These partnerships reflect a balanced approach between large-capacity vendors capable of delivering complex electronic systems and specialized firms with expertise in facility-integrated technology solutions. Johnson fosters collaborative, performance-driven vendor relationships, prioritizing technical capability, past performance, and compliance with defense security standards. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong commitment to socioeconomic diversity, with an equal split between open competitions and Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. She consistently prioritizes small business participation without reliance on 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB-specific set-asides, demonstrating a preference for broad-based small business engagement across the competitive landscape. Johnson’s procurement focus is exclusively concentrated in NAICS 334111—Electronic Computer Manufacturing—reflecting deep specialization in procuring custom and commercial-off-the-shelf computing hardware, embedded systems, and secure communication devices critical to Air Force infrastructure. Her technical expertise lies in evaluating specifications for ruggedized computing platforms, data acquisition systems, and integrated control units used in mission-critical facility operations.