Jill A Duke

Jill A. Duke serves as a Contracting Specialist within the FA2550 50 Cons Pkp unit of the Department of the Air Force, where she plays a pivotal role in procuring mission-critical aerospace and space support systems. Her portfolio encompasses the acquisition of advanced communications infrastructure, precision electronic instrumentation, and ground-based support equipment essential to national defense operations. She manages full lifecycle contracts under FAR and DFARS guidelines, ensuring compliance with technical specifications for satellite telecommunications, radio systems, and testing instruments. Her work directly enables the sustainment and modernization of space domain awareness capabilities, aligning procurement strategy with the Air Force’s strategic imperatives for resilient and secure space architecture. Jill collaborates with a diverse set of vendors, including Colorado Department of Labor and Employment and Blue Skies Furniture LLC, reflecting a broad scope of non-traditional but operationally relevant contracting. While some partnerships involve specialized service providers, her engagements often bridge civilian infrastructure support with defense operational needs, indicating a pragmatic approach to vendor selection that prioritizes reliability, regulatory compliance, and mission alignment over conventional defense contractors. She demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with 60% of her awards designated for total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, and 20% reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. Her consistent use of SDVOSB set-asides underscores a deliberate effort to empower veteran-led enterprises, while maintaining a balanced 20% open competition stream to ensure market competitiveness and innovation. Her primary NAICS focus spans plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors; other building equipment contractors; transportation equipment wholesalers; facilities support services; and commercial machinery repair and maintenance—each representing 20% of her portfolio. This diversified technical profile reveals expertise in procuring both hard infrastructure and operational support services critical to maintaining mission-ready facilities and equipment across Air Force installations and space operations hubs.