Elicia Pratt

Elicia Pratt serves as a Contracting Specialist within the Department of the Air Force’s FA7014 office, where she manages the acquisition of professional services critical to sustaining and modernizing Air Force operational readiness. Her portfolio centers on systems engineering and technical assistance (SETA), enterprise IT modernization, cybersecurity infrastructure, and mission-critical analytics. Pratt ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with the agency’s strategic priorities in technical support and administrative consulting. She typically handles complex, performance-based contracts requiring rigorous requirements development, source selection, and contract administration for high-stakes technical services. Pratt maintains established relationships with key contractors including SIGMATECH, INC. and PURDUE UNIVERSITY, reflecting a pattern of partnering with specialized firms and academic institutions capable of delivering advanced technical and analytical capabilities. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term collaboration with vendors possessing deep domain expertise in defense-relevant engineering and IT services. These partnerships are characterized by consistent recompetition and performance-driven contract modifications, underscoring a focus on quality, continuity, and mission alignment over transactional engagements. While the majority of her acquisitions—83.3%—are conducted without set-asides, Pratt demonstrates a meaningful commitment to small business participation, with 16.7% of her awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. She actively supports socioeconomic goals by ensuring qualified small businesses have equitable access to opportunities within her portfolio, though her primary emphasis remains on technical capability and mission need. Her procurement focus is heavily concentrated in NAICS 621340 (60%), reflecting a significant demand for therapeutic and health-related administrative services, alongside NAICS 541330 (20%) for engineering services and NAICS 541512 (20%) for computer systems design. This unique blend suggests a dual emphasis on both technical infrastructure and workforce support services, positioning her as a specialist in integrating clinical, engineering, and IT solutions to meet Air Force mission requirements.