Charis Dalessio

Charis Dalessio serves as a key procurement professional within the FA2293 Afnwc Pzhs, a critical unit under the Department of the Air Force responsible for sustaining and modernizing secure, resilient military communications infrastructure. In this role, Dalessio manages acquisitions for advanced beyond line-of-sight terminal systems, satellite communications payloads, and baseband interoperability solutions critical to national defense. Their work directly supports the Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) and other strategic messaging modernization initiatives, ensuring the Air Force maintains command and control superiority across contested environments. Dalessio typically handles complex, high-priority contracts involving engineering services, systems integration, and hardware manufacturing for mission-critical defense communications. Dalessio’s contractor relationships center on defense prime contractors and Tier-1 systems integrators with proven expertise in military satellite communications, RF subsystems, and secure terminal development. While no specific vendor names are currently identifiable, the contracting pattern reflects consistent engagement with firms possessing ITAR compliance, AS9100 certification, and prior experience on DoD SATCOM programs. Relationships are characterized by long-term performance-based contracting, technical oversight, and rigorous acquisition planning aligned with Air Force Life Cycle Management Center directives. Dalessio’s procurement portfolio exhibits a 100% preference for unrestricted competitions, with no use of socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. This reflects the highly specialized nature of the technical requirements and the need for rapid access to mature, accredited defense industrial base capabilities with established supply chains and security clearances. The primary NAICS classification is 334220, indicating a sharp focus on the manufacturing of radio and wireless communications equipment. Dalessio procures advanced terminals, secure modems, waveforms, and associated signal processing hardware used in airborne, ground, and mobile tactical environments. Their technical domain expertise lies in military SATCOM, waveform interoperability, and secure data link systems supporting joint all-domain command and control.