Erica L. Wilson

Chelsea A. Huff serves as a Grants Officer within the FA7000 10 Cons Lgc under the Department of the Air Force, where she manages the acquisition of advanced scientific and technical systems critical to aerospace research and cadet training at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Her role centers on awarding and administering grants and cooperative agreements that support precision instrumentation, laboratory equipment, and specialized analytical systems essential to maintaining operational readiness and technological superiority. She specializes in high-accuracy measurement devices, data acquisition systems, and engineering research tools, ensuring alignment with the agency’s mission to sustain cutting-edge educational and experimental capabilities. Huff maintains consistent working relationships with a focused cohort of specialized vendors, including SAWASAWA LLC, BERNARD CAP, LLC, TEAL DRONES INC, BRANSCOME OPERATING, LLC, and LAVISION, INC. These contractors are recognized for their expertise in aerospace-grade instrumentation, unmanned systems for training environments, and high-resolution imaging and flow diagnostics. Her procurement patterns reflect deep technical collaboration, often involving custom-engineered solutions tailored to laboratory and field-based research requirements, with an emphasis on performance validation and long-term system integration. Huff’s portfolio exhibits a 100% no set-aside preference, indicating a strategic focus on technical capability over socioeconomic categorization. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her contracting decisions are driven by mission-critical performance requirements and vendor-specific domain expertise, ensuring the highest standards of technical fidelity and reliability. Her primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 541712, accounting for 75% of her activity, with additional emphasis on 541715. She routinely acquires R&D services and hardware for physical and engineering sciences, including fluid dynamics analysis, sensor calibration systems, and aerospace materials testing equipment. Her expertise spans experimental design, instrumentation specification, and compliance with federal research standards, making her a key steward of scientific integrity in Air Force Academy training and innovation programs.