Ciabha Kelleher

Ciabha Kelleher serves as a secondary procurement specialist within the FA2381 Force Protection Aflcmc/hbuk, supporting the Department of the Air Force’s mission to enhance force protection through advanced counter-small unmanned aircraft systems and integrated security infrastructure. While not the primary contracting officer, Kelleher plays a critical role in facilitating acquisition workflows, coordinating technical requirements, and ensuring alignment between operational needs and contract execution. Their responsibilities include supporting the solicitation, evaluation, and administration of complex systems acquisitions focused on detection, tracking, and neutralization of aerial threats, with a strong emphasis on engineering integration and sustainment of mission-critical defense platforms. Kelleher collaborates closely with prime contractors and systems integrators specializing in electronic warfare, radar sensing, and directed energy solutions. Though no specific contractor relationships are currently documented, their work involves engagement with defense technology firms capable of delivering modular, field-deployable C-sUAS components and interoperable command-and-control architectures. Working patterns reflect a reliance on established defense industrial base partners with proven capabilities in rapid prototyping and system sustainment, often requiring compliance with DoD cybersecurity and interoperability standards. Kelleher’s procurement activities reflect a strict preference for open competition, with 100% of acquisitions conducted without set-aside designations. This indicates a focus on technical capability and operational urgency over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing mission effectiveness and rapid fielding over small business set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. The agency’s procurement portfolio is heavily concentrated in NAICS 334511 and 334519, reflecting a specialized focus on aeronautical sensing systems, surveillance radars, RF detection arrays, and precision control instrumentation. Kelleher supports the acquisition of hardware and software systems designed for real-time threat identification, automated response, and networked defense coordination in contested environments. Their expertise lies at the intersection of electronic warfare, sensor fusion, and force protection infrastructure modernization.