Joan Fulkerson

Joan Fulkerson serves as a Contracting Officer within the Department of the Air Force’s FA9401 377 Msg Pk unit, where she plays a pivotal role in advancing mission-critical aerospace and defense capabilities through strategic acquisitions. Her portfolio centers on the procurement of advanced instrumentation, secure communications infrastructure, electronic warfare support systems, and laboratory-grade analytical equipment essential to sustaining Air Force operational readiness. Fulkerson manages full lifecycle contracting actions—from market research and solicitation to award and administration—ensuring alignment with Air Force modernization priorities and federal acquisition regulations. She maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of specialized vendors, including J STAR ENTERPRISES INC, LARON, LLC, FIVEBYFIVE, LLC, VISION DISTRIBUTORS LLC, and Boh Environmental, L.L.C., many of which provide niche technical services and mission-enabling hardware. These partnerships reflect a preference for agile, responsive contractors capable of supporting rapid prototyping, field deployment, and sustainment of complex defense systems. Fulkerson’s approach emphasizes performance-based contracting and technical compliance, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in reliability and domain expertise. Fulkerson exhibits a balanced commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with approximately half of her awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, and the other half open to all competitors without set-aside designation. This pattern demonstrates a deliberate effort to ensure robust small business participation while maintaining competition and technical capability across the acquisition spectrum. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 519190 (Other Information Services) and 561920 (Convention and Trade Show Organizers), reflecting a unique blend of technical data services and event-driven mission support activities. These categories underscore her work in managing specialized information systems, training platforms, and logistical coordination for defense-related technical exchanges, highlighting her expertise in both digital infrastructure and operational event management within the aerospace defense domain.