Diane Davis - Contracting Officer

Diane Davis serves as a Contracting Officer within the FA8240 AFTC PZ, a critical unit under the Department of the Air Force responsible for sustaining aerospace operational readiness through specialized professional and technical services. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions supporting air mobility logistics, information technology infrastructure, and systems engineering for classified and sensitive defense programs. Her portfolio is centered on securing expert-level support to maintain the operational tempo of national aerospace assets, ensuring mission-critical capabilities remain resilient and modernized. Davis handles complex, high-stakes contracts requiring stringent compliance with DoD acquisition regulations, particularly those involving technical services for advanced aviation systems and secure IT environments. Her contractor relationships are primarily with firms possessing deep expertise in aerospace engineering, cybersecurity, and mission-critical IT support. While no single vendor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with prime contractors possessing Top Secret clearance capabilities and proven experience in supporting Air Force sustainment initiatives. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, outcome-driven statements of work, and rigorous source selection criteria focused on technical merit and past performance in classified domains. Davis maintains a 100% non-set-aside contracting pattern, prioritizing full and open competition to ensure access to the broadest possible pool of qualified technical experts. This reflects a strategic alignment with the agency’s mission to secure the highest-caliber capabilities for national security programs, where specialized expertise often exceeds the capacity of small business pools. There is no formal preference for 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides in her portfolio. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing systems engineering, technical analysis, logistics support, and IT modernization for classified aerospace platforms. She routinely procures services involving flight systems sustainment, secure data integration, and mission-critical software development tailored to Air Force mobility and intelligence requirements.