Claudette Macneil

Claudette Macneil serves as a secondary contracting professional within the FA8571 Maintenance Contracting unit of the U.S. Air Force, supporting the sustainment of mission-critical aerospace and electronic systems. She contributes to the acquisition lifecycle for high-precision test equipment, avionics instrumentation, and industrial maintenance services essential to aircraft readiness and laboratory operations. Her work focuses on ensuring reliable procurement of technical solutions that maintain the operational integrity of electronic test systems, calibration standards, and specialized repair infrastructure. While not the lead contracting officer, she plays a vital role in supporting complex, technical acquisitions aligned with Air Force sustainment priorities. She maintains consistent working relationships with leading technology and industrial service providers, including Teradyne, Keysight Technologies, Corelis, Tyonek Machining and Fabrication, and Coho Consulting Group. These partnerships reflect a reliance on specialized vendors capable of delivering advanced electronic test equipment, custom fabrication, and precision repair services for mission-critical aerospace systems. Her procurement patterns emphasize technical expertise over volume, favoring vendors with deep domain knowledge in instrumentation calibration, avionics maintenance, and industrial automation support. Macneil’s contracting portfolio reflects a primary reliance on open competition, with 67.3% of acquisitions conducted without set-asides. However, she actively supports small business participation, with approximately 25.4% of awards allocated to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, and 3.6% each directed toward 8(a) and Women-Owned Small Business concerns. This balanced approach ensures competitive rigor while fulfilling statutory obligations for socioeconomic inclusion. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS categories including 334515 for instrument manufacturing of electrical signals, 811210 for electronic equipment repair and maintenance, and 335999 for miscellaneous electrical components. These reflect a technical domain expertise in aerospace test systems, precision calibration tools, and industrial maintenance services—ensuring the Air Force’s infrastructure remains operationally viable through targeted, standards-compliant acquisitions.