Franco Macchia

Franco Macchia serves as Program Manager for FA8823 Sustainment MCPNT SSC/PKL within the Department of the Air Force, where he oversees the acquisition and sustainment of critical aerospace and space-based systems essential to national defense. His responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracts for guided missile systems, satellite communications infrastructure, and global positioning system components, ensuring operational readiness and technological modernization. Macchia leads complex procurements aligned with the agency’s mission to maintain strategic superiority in space and missile domains, coordinating with engineering, logistics, and technical teams to define requirements and evaluate vendor solutions through competitive and performance-based contracting mechanisms. Macchia’s contractor relationships are primarily with defense prime contractors and specialized systems integrators capable of delivering high-assurance aerospace and space technologies. He engages with vendors possessing deep expertise in signal processing, secure communications, and space vehicle sustainment, often requiring ITAR compliance and classified facility clearances. His procurement approach emphasizes technical excellence, long-term sustainment support, and mission-critical reliability, fostering partnerships with firms that demonstrate proven track records in delivering ruggedized, space-qualified systems under stringent performance metrics. Macchia’s contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of acquisitions classified as “No Set-Aside.” While small business participation is not formally prioritized through socioeconomic set-asides, his team evaluates all offers based on technical merit, past performance, and sustainment capability, ensuring the most capable providers are selected regardless of size or certification status. His primary focus lies within NAICS 541715, encompassing research and development in physical and engineering sciences. He procures advanced R&D services for next-generation navigation systems, space-based command and control architectures, and electronic warfare countermeasures, requiring deep expertise in RF systems, orbital mechanics, and secure data link technologies. Macchia’s domain expertise centers on sustaining legacy platforms while integrating emerging capabilities to maintain air and space dominance.