Joseph Willard

Joseph Willard serves as a key procurement lead within the FA2518 USSF SPOC/SAIO, a specialized unit under the Department of the Air Force dedicated to advancing space domain capabilities. He manages the acquisition of mission-critical engineering, telecommunications, and research services essential to sustaining and modernizing space-based surveillance, satellite communications, and electromagnetic warfare systems. His portfolio focuses on complex, high-tempo contracts that support space domain awareness, resilient satellite architectures, and contested-environment operations, ensuring the U.S. Space Force maintains technological superiority. Willard’s acquisitions are primarily technical in nature, requiring deep domain expertise in space systems integration, signal processing, and secure communications infrastructure. He maintains enduring partnerships with top-tier defense and aerospace contractors including Keystone Mission Solutions Corp, Riverside Research Institute, and Bowhead Information Technology Service LLC. These relationships are characterized by long-term, performance-based engagements centered on systems engineering, analytical support, and mission-critical IT modernization. Willard consistently leverages these vendors for their specialized capabilities in space signal intelligence, secure waveform development, and real-time data exploitation, fostering collaborative, risk-managed contract execution aligned with USSF operational imperatives. Willard’s contracting activity shows no reliance on socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on technical merit and mission readiness over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing access to the most capable and experienced providers in the national security space sector. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in his portfolio, all procurements remain compliant with federal acquisition regulations and are structured to ensure competitive fairness. His procurement focus is exclusively under NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing advanced engineering analysis, systems integration, and mission support services for space operations. He procures tailored solutions in satellite ground systems, electromagnetic spectrum management, space situational awareness tools, and secure data link technologies, demonstrating deep expertise in the technical and operational demands of modern space warfare.