Davie Ly

Davie Ly serves as a Contract Specialist within the FA8823 Sustainment MCPNT SSC/PKL under the Department of the Air Force, where they play a pivotal role in managing the acquisition lifecycle for critical aerospace and space-based sustainment programs. Responsible for executing full-spectrum contracting actions, Ly ensures the timely and compliant procurement of research, development, and engineering services essential to maintaining operational readiness of guided missile systems, satellite communications, and global positioning infrastructure. Their work directly supports the agency’s mission to modernize and sustain national defense space and missile assets through technically complex, performance-based contracts. Ly’s contracting patterns reflect a focus on long-term, mission-critical partnerships with engineering and systems integration firms specializing in defense aerospace technologies. While no specific contractors are currently identified in the dataset, their procurement approach emphasizes collaboration with firms possessing deep technical expertise in physical and engineering sciences, often engaging vendors with proven capabilities in systems engineering, test and evaluation, and mission-critical software development. Relationships are typically structured around indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) and cost-reimbursement contract vehicles to accommodate evolving technical requirements. Ly’s contracting portfolio shows a 100% preference for non-set-aside acquisitions, indicating a primary emphasis on technical merit and mission necessity over socioeconomic preferences. This reflects a strategic alignment with the agency’s need for specialized, high-assurance capabilities where qualified small businesses may be limited in the niche domains of space and missile sustainment. The specialist’s work is concentrated almost exclusively under NAICS 541712, focusing on research and development in physical and engineering sciences. This includes procuring advanced engineering services for satellite subsystems, command and control systems, navigation integrity analysis, and electromagnetic compatibility testing—domains requiring highly specialized scientific and technical personnel with security clearances and defense industry experience.