Cheri B. Taylor

Cheri B. Taylor serves as a Contract Specialist within the FA2823 AFTC PZIO under the Department of the Air Force, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical procurements for advanced aerospace test and evaluation systems. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracts for sensing, communication, and instrumentation technologies used in avionics, electronic warfare, and signal intelligence platforms. Taylor ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement strategies with the agency’s priorities in modernizing test infrastructure and enhancing electromagnetic compatibility and precision measurement capabilities. She routinely handles complex, technically demanding acquisitions that support rapid prototyping, system integration, and field deployment of next-generation aerospace test assets. Taylor maintains consistent contracting relationships with a focused group of vendors, including TOM HAMMONDS ENTERPRISES, LLC, STREET LEGAL INDUSTRIES, INC, SPEEGLE CONSTRUCTION, INC, DETECT INC, and THE CONTROLS COMPANY, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for specialized small businesses capable of delivering custom engineering solutions, ruggedized test hardware, and mission-specific instrumentation. Her contracting approach emphasizes collaboration with vendors possessing niche technical expertise in electromagnetic testing, signal conditioning, and field-deployable measurement systems, fostering long-term, performance-driven vendor relationships. All of Taylor’s acquisitions are structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, underscoring her unwavering commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals. She actively prioritizes small business participation across all contract actions, ensuring that opportunities are accessible to firms with proven capabilities in high-precision aerospace support services. Her portfolio reflects a deliberate strategy to cultivate a resilient small business industrial base capable of meeting the Air Force’s evolving test and evaluation needs. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 562998, All Other Miscellaneous Waste Management Services, which in this context supports specialized environmental compliance, hazardous material handling, and test site remediation services critical to maintaining operational readiness at sensitive aerospace test ranges. This unique application highlights her expertise in adapting seemingly non-traditional categories to support high-stakes defense infrastructure requirements.