Carrie W Eastburn

Carrie W. Eastburn serves as a Contract Specialist within the FA2823 AFTC PZIO, a critical unit under the Department of the Air Force responsible for advancing airborne and ground-based sensing, communication, and test instrumentation systems. In this role, she manages the full lifecycle of complex acquisitions for mission-critical avionics, electronic warfare, radar, and signal intelligence platforms, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations while supporting the modernization of aerospace test and evaluation infrastructure. Her portfolio encompasses technical services, specialized equipment procurement, and infrastructure integration contracts essential to maintaining operational readiness across defense aerospace domains. Eastburn maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors including TOM HAMMONDS ENTERPRISES, LLC, STREET LEGAL INDUSTRIES, INC, SPEEGLE CONSTRUCTION, INC, DETECT INC, and THE CONTROLS COMPANY, LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on niche providers capable of delivering custom engineering solutions, test system integration, and specialized construction services aligned with high-precision instrumentation needs. Her contracting approach emphasizes collaboration with vendors possessing deep technical expertise in electromagnetic compatibility, data acquisition systems, and field-deployable test environments. Her procurement strategy prioritizes small business participation, with approximately half of her awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, and a notable 3.3% reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. This reflects a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for qualified small firms capable of supporting specialized defense technology development. While her primary technical focus lies in aerospace test systems, her NAICS activity includes a broad range of supporting categories such as electrical contracting, machinery rental, and construction-related services—indicative of the interdisciplinary nature of test range modernization. Her expertise spans procurement of both commercial-off-the-shelf and custom-engineered systems integral to avionics validation and electromagnetic environment testing.