Erica W. Harris

Erica W. Harris serves as a Contracting Officer within the Department of the Air Force’s FA7014 office, where she leads the acquisition of mission-critical professional services to sustain and modernize Air Force operational readiness. Her portfolio centers on systems engineering and technical assistance (SETA), cybersecurity infrastructure, enterprise IT modernization, and advanced mission analytics. She manages full lifecycle procurements under FAR and DFARS guidelines, ensuring compliance with national security requirements while delivering high-value technical solutions to support Air Force warfighting capabilities. Her work directly enables the agency’s strategic priorities by aligning contracting outcomes with technological innovation and operational resilience. Erica routinely partners with leading technical service providers, including SIGMATECH, INC. and Purdue University, to secure specialized expertise in research, engineering, and analytical support. Her contracting patterns reflect long-term, performance-based relationships with entities capable of delivering complex, high-integrity technical services. These partnerships are characterized by sustained engagement, rigorous performance evaluation, and a focus on mission alignment rather than transactional procurement. She prioritizes vendors with proven capabilities in defense-relevant R&D and enterprise-scale systems integration. Erica’s procurement portfolio exhibits no set-aside preferences, with 100% of her awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a deliberate strategy to prioritize technical excellence and mission-critical capability over socioeconomic classifications, ensuring access to the broadest pool of qualified, high-performing contractors. While small business participation is not structurally mandated in her acquisitions, she maintains compliance with all statutory requirements and evaluates all offers based on technical merit and past performance. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541712—Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)—where she procures advanced engineering services, data analytics platforms, cybersecurity architectures, and technical advisory support. Her domain expertise lies in securing next-generation solutions for Air Force systems modernization, with a consistent emphasis on innovation, scalability, and national security compliance.