Joseph Schleifer

Joseph Schleifer serves as a Contract Officer within the FA8823 Sustainment MCPNT SSC/PKL under the Department of the Air Force, where he manages critical procurement actions to sustain and modernize aerospace and space-based defense systems. His responsibilities include planning, soliciting, awarding, and administering contracts for computing infrastructure and data services essential to the operational readiness of global positioning systems, satellite communications, and command and control networks. Schleifer plays a pivotal role in ensuring the Air Force’s space and missile sustainment missions remain resilient through timely and compliant acquisition of mission-critical IT services. Schleifer’s contractor relationships are primarily with firms specializing in secure computing infrastructure, data processing, and cloud-enabled services for national security applications. He engages with a broad spectrum of vendors, including large systems integrators and specialized IT service providers, all of whom must meet stringent DoD cybersecurity and compliance standards such as NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC requirements. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous technical evaluation, and long-term sustainment support rather than transactional procurement. Schleifer’s procurement portfolio reflects a strict focus on full and open competition, with 100% of his acquisitions conducted without set-asides for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic categories. This reflects the mission-critical nature of the systems he supports, where technical capability, scalability, and security compliance take precedence over socioeconomic preferences, though small businesses are not excluded from competition. His primary NAICS focus is 518210, encompassing computing infrastructure providers, data processing, and web hosting services essential to space and missile sustainment. He procures secure cloud platforms, real-time data analytics systems, satellite ground station services, and mission-critical network operations support—all underpinned by a deep technical understanding of aerospace IT architectures and DoD acquisition regulations.