Elizabeth Midkiff

Elizabeth Midkiff serves as a key contracting professional within the FA8501 Opl Contracting AFSC/PZIO under the Department of the Air Force, responsible for managing acquisitions that sustain critical infrastructure and operational systems at Air Force installations. She oversees the procurement of technical systems essential to physical and cyber-physical security, including access control, surveillance, environmental monitoring, and communication infrastructure. Her portfolio emphasizes integrated facility services that ensure base-wide operational readiness, with a focus on mission-critical procurement cycles requiring stringent compliance with DoD standards and lifecycle support requirements. Midkiff’s work directly supports the agency’s strategic modernization goals by aligning acquisition strategies with evolving security and resilience imperatives. Her primary contractor relationships are with Drake Consulting LLC and Visionary Construction Inc., both of which provide specialized engineering, systems integration, and facility modernization services. Midkiff cultivates long-term partnerships with vendors possessing deep expertise in military-grade infrastructure, often engaging them for complex, multi-year task orders requiring technical precision and rapid deployment. These relationships reflect a preference for proven performers with demonstrated capability in securing and maintaining high-sensitivity installations, emphasizing performance-based contracting and outcome-driven deliverables. Midkiff’s procurement activity is exclusively non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing mission-critical performance and system interoperability above targeted contracting categories. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, her approach ensures equitable access through transparent, merit-based evaluation criteria aligned with Air Force acquisition policy. Her industry focus centers on NAICS 334519 (Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing) and 611430 (Professional and Management Development Training), indicating a dual emphasis on procuring advanced sensors, control systems, and security instrumentation alongside specialized training services for installation personnel. This combination underscores her expertise in acquiring both hardware and human capital solutions necessary to operate and maintain sophisticated, mission-critical infrastructure across Air Force bases.