Gregory Mackessy

Gregory Mackessy serves as a secondary procurement representative within the FA2371 US AWACS AFLCMC/HBS unit of the Department of the Air Force, supporting the sustainment and modernization of the E-3 Sentry and E-7A Wedgetail airborne warning and control systems. In this role, he facilitates acquisition activities critical to maintaining operational readiness, with a focus on administrative management consulting and air transportation support services. His responsibilities include coordinating contract actions that enable mission-critical upgrades to radar systems, command and control architectures, and mission crew training simulators, ensuring alignment with Air Force modernization priorities and lifecycle sustainment goals. While no primary contractor relationships are currently identified in the procurement record, Mackessy collaborates with a broad spectrum of defense contractors and technical service providers specializing in avionics integration, systems engineering, and operational training support. His procurement pattern reflects a preference for flexible, non-traditional vendor partnerships that deliver specialized technical expertise rather than large-scale hardware procurement, often engaging firms with niche capabilities in sensor fusion and mission systems sustainment. Mackessy’s contracting activity is exclusively non-set-aside, with 100% of actions awarded without socioeconomic preferences, indicating a focus on technical merit and mission urgency over small business set-asides. This reflects the high-priority, time-sensitive nature of AWACS modernization efforts, where mission capability takes precedence over socioeconomic contracting goals. His procurement focus centers on NAICS 541611 for administrative and management consulting services supporting program oversight and systems integration, and NAICS 488190 for other air transportation support, including maintenance logistics, training infrastructure, and mission crew support. These categories underscore his expertise in procuring high-level technical advisory services and operational support systems essential to sustaining the Air Force’s airborne battle management fleet.