Elizabeth Haines

Elizabeth Haines serves as the primary contracting lead for the FA8571 Maintenance Contracting Unit under the Department of the Air Force, where she manages complex acquisitions to sustain mission-critical aerospace and electronic systems. Her portfolio focuses on maintaining, repairing, and modernizing high-precision instrumentation, avionics test equipment, and industrial systems essential to aircraft maintenance and laboratory operations. She executes contracts under FAR Part 15 procedures, emphasizing technical performance, lifecycle support, and operational readiness, with a strong emphasis on acquiring specialized industrial and analytical equipment for Air Force maintenance depots and test facilities. Haines maintains consistent working relationships with leading technical vendors including TERADYNE, INC., KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC, and CORELIS, INC., who provide advanced test and measurement systems for avionics and electronic warfare platforms. She also collaborates with TYONEK MACHINING AND FABRICATION, LLC, and COHO CONSULTING GROUP LLC for precision fabrication and technical services. Her procurement approach favors long-term vendor partnerships grounded in technical expertise, quality assurance, and rapid response capabilities, ensuring seamless integration of specialized equipment into Air Force maintenance workflows. Her contracting patterns reflect a balanced approach to socioeconomic goals, with nearly half of her awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for small businesses. While no set-aside remains the most frequent mechanism, she actively prioritizes small business participation across multiple categories, including service-disabled veteran-owned and HUBZone firms, aligning with Air Force initiatives to enhance industrial base resilience. Haines specializes in procurements under NAICS 334516 for analytical laboratory instruments, 325120 for industrial gas systems, and 333415 for commercial heating and refrigeration equipment, reflecting her technical focus on environmental control, gas delivery, and precision testing infrastructure. She also oversees electrical installation contracts under NAICS 238210, ensuring mission-critical facilities maintain compliant, safe, and reliable power and control systems. Her expertise lies at the intersection of aerospace maintenance, industrial automation, and laboratory-grade instrumentation procurement.