Kate Bukowski

Kate Bukowski serves as a key procurement professional within the FA6800 AFICC 767 ESF, a specialized unit of the Department of the Air Force responsible for sustaining advanced aviation systems and mission-critical air transportation infrastructure. She manages acquisitions for technical services essential to flight training, airborne instrumentation, and technical order management across legacy and next-generation platforms. Her portfolio centers on ensuring operational readiness through precise contracting for aviation support systems, with a focus on modernizing flight systems infrastructure and enabling data-driven mission outcomes. Bukowski routinely handles performance-based service contracts under FAR Part 37 and oversees complex requirements involving integrated technical and logistics support. She maintains a strong working relationship with LIFTWAVE INC, a primary contractor providing specialized aviation support services, and engages with a diverse ecosystem of vendors delivering computing infrastructure, data processing, and air transportation support. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for long-term, performance-oriented partnerships that ensure continuity of mission-critical capabilities, often involving modular, incrementally funded task orders under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) vehicles. Bukowski demonstrates a pronounced commitment to small business participation, with over 58% of her awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, and a significant 16.7% allocated to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. Her contracting strategy consistently prioritizes socioeconomic programs to foster innovation and resilience within the defense industrial base. Her primary NAICS focus includes Facilities Support Services (561210) and Computing Infrastructure Providers (518210), reflecting deep expertise in procuring integrated technical services for aviation systems, including data hosting, web-enabled mission tools, and technical order digitization. She also frequently acquires Other Support Activities for Air Transportation (488190) and specialized computer-related services (541519), underscoring her domain knowledge in aviation systems sustainment and digital modernization.