Jennifer L. Russ

Jennifer Russ serves as the primary contracting lead for FA8108, a critical unit within the Department of the Air Force responsible for sustaining and modernizing aircraft manufacturing capabilities. She manages a portfolio of technical support and labor augmentation contracts for Contract Field Teams (CFT), ensuring the Air Force maintains skilled workforce capacity across the fleet lifecycle—from production to maintenance and systems integration. Her acquisitions focus on engineering services, aircraft manufacturing support, and air transportation logistics, enabling mission-critical readiness and air dominance. She works directly with industry partners to deliver specialized technical expertise under firm-fixed-price and time-and-materials structures, aligning procurement with National Defense Strategy objectives. Her contractor relationships are primarily with mid-to-large-tier defense contractors and technical service providers offering engineering, manufacturing, and aviation support services. While no single vendor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages firms with proven experience in aerospace systems integration, aircraft production line support, and military-specific testing protocols. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, requiring contractors to demonstrate technical proficiency, security compliance, and rapid scalability to meet dynamic operational demands. Jennifer’s contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 94.4% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions. Only 5.6% are allocated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, indicating a strategic focus on technical capability over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is limited, it is intentionally targeted toward firms with specialized aerospace manufacturing or CFT support expertise. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 541330 (Engineering Services), 488190 (Other Support Activities for Air Transportation), and 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing). She procures services such as systems engineering, production line technical oversight, aircraft component testing, and maintenance logistics support, demonstrating deep expertise in defense aerospace manufacturing ecosystems and lifecycle sustainment.