Chantel M. Libby

Chantel M. Libby serves as a Contract Specialist within the FA2823 AFTC PZIO under the Department of the Air Force, where she manages the acquisition of critical test and evaluation systems essential to aerospace mission readiness. Her portfolio centers on the procurement of advanced avionics, electronic warfare instrumentation, radar test platforms, and signal intelligence infrastructure, ensuring the modernization and operational integrity of airborne and ground-based sensing systems. She plays a pivotal role in executing full-cycle contracting actions—from market research and solicitation development to award and administration—aligned with Defense Acquisition Regulation Framework standards and Air Force-specific technical requirements. Libby 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 specialized engineering services, ruggedized electronic components, test fixture fabrication, and mission-critical system integration. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical precision and performance-based outcomes, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in compliance, quality assurance, and mission alignment. Her procurement patterns demonstrate a strong inclination toward small business participation, with 41.7% of her awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for qualified small entities. While no specific socioeconomic set-asides dominate her portfolio, her consistent use of small business set-asides underscores a strategic effort to cultivate a diverse, agile supplier base capable of supporting rapid technological innovation. Despite the agency’s high-tech mission, Libby’s NAICS focus includes unconventional categories such as 339920 (Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing) and 721110 (Hotels and Motels), suggesting incidental or support-related acquisitions tied to facility operations, training logistics, or specialized equipment manufacturing. Her core expertise, however, remains firmly rooted in defense instrumentation, electronic systems integration, and test range modernization.