Elizabeth J. Kennedy

Elizabeth J. Kennedy serves as a Contracting Officer within the Department of the Air Force’s FA2517 21 Cons Bldg 350 office, where she manages mission-critical procurement activities supporting infrastructure modernization and operational readiness across Air Force installations. Her portfolio centers on acquiring advanced electronic and communication systems, fire safety technologies, and facility upgrade services essential to sustaining secure, resilient defense environments. She oversees the full lifecycle of acquisitions—from market research and solicitation to contract award and administration—ensuring compliance with FAR and DFARS while aligning purchases with strategic Air Force modernization priorities. Kennedy maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including ASTERI CONSULTING SERVICES LLC, AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, ARHAB LLC, and PRIMEPRO BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established vendors with demonstrated capability in technical integration, facility construction, and systems engineering for defense applications. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous technical evaluation, and long-term vendor reliability over short-term cost savings. While the majority of her acquisitions—83.3%—are conducted without set-asides, she consistently allocates 16.7% of her portfolio to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured but intentional commitment to small business participation. Her socioeconomic strategy prioritizes broad-based small business engagement without reliance on specialized programs like 8(a) or HUBZone, favoring competitive open opportunities that still meet small business eligibility thresholds. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 339113 for surgical appliance and supplies manufacturing, 541715 for physical and engineering R&D, 334220 for wireless communications equipment, and 711320 for event promotion services. This diverse technical profile reflects her role in procuring both hardened infrastructure components and specialized support services critical to maintaining operational continuity and mission-critical readiness across Air Force installations.