Desiree Griffith

Desiree Griffith serves as a key procurement lead within the FA8604 AFLCMC PZI office under the Department of the Air Force, supporting the modernization and sustainment of critical aerospace logistics and maintenance systems. She manages complex acquisitions for mission-critical engineering services, software development, and automated material handling infrastructure, ensuring alignment with Air Force Materiel Command’s strategic priorities in operational readiness. Her portfolio focuses on delivering advanced manufacturing solutions, digital maintenance workflows, and integrated logistics systems that enhance platform availability and reduce lifecycle costs through technology-driven innovation. Griffith maintains long-standing partnerships with leading defense and aerospace contractors including General Electric Company, ANSYS Government Initiatives Inc., and ACC3 International Incorporated, leveraging their expertise in simulation software, systems engineering, and automated logistics platforms. She also routinely collaborates with U.S. Materials Handling Corporation and Warehouse One, Inc. to procure specialized material handling equipment and warehouse automation solutions. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical interoperability, and lifecycle support, fostering deep vendor engagement to meet stringent Air Force operational requirements. Her procurement activity is entirely open competition, with no set-asides designated for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. This reflects a strategic emphasis on technical capability and mission-critical performance over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing the most qualified vendors regardless of size or certification status. Griffith’s primary acquisition focus centers on NAICS 511210 (Software Publishers) and 511210 (Other Computer Related Services), each accounting for 40% of her portfolio, with an additional 20% in engineering services (NAICS 541330). She procures advanced simulation tools, mission-critical software systems, predictive maintenance platforms, and integrated logistics automation solutions, demonstrating deep technical expertise in aerospace digital twin technologies, automated workflow systems, and engineering analysis tools essential to sustaining next-generation Air Force platforms.