Hosanna Smith

Hosanna Smith serves as a Contract Specialist within the FA8823 Sustainment MCPNT SSC/PKL under the Department of the Air Force, where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisition strategies to sustain and modernize critical aerospace and space-based defense systems. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracts for research, development, and engineering services supporting guided missile systems, satellite communications, and global positioning infrastructure. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement actions with the agency’s mission to maintain operational readiness of national security-critical platforms. Smith routinely handles sole-source and competitive acquisitions for advanced technical services requiring specialized engineering expertise. While specific contractor names are not publicly disclosed, Smith maintains strategic relationships with a select pool of highly qualified defense contractors and engineering firms specializing in aerospace systems sustainment. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for vendors with proven capabilities in space systems engineering, signal processing, and command and control architecture modernization. She fosters long-term partnerships with firms possessing deep domain knowledge in classified and export-controlled environments, ensuring continuity and technical fidelity across multi-year sustainment programs. Smith’s procurement portfolio reflects a 100% non-set-aside orientation, indicating a focus on technical merit and mission-critical capability over socioeconomic categorizations. Her approach prioritizes access to the most qualified technical talent, regardless of business size or certification status, consistent with the highly specialized nature of the systems under sustainment. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, she remains compliant with all federal requirements and may occasionally include small business subcontractors in prime contractor teams. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541712—Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences—where she procures advanced engineering services including systems integration, radar and navigation system sustainment, and space vehicle lifecycle support. Her domain expertise spans classified aerospace technologies, electronic warfare support systems, and secure satellite communications infrastructure, requiring deep familiarity with DoD acquisition frameworks and technical specification development.