Kathryn Lentz

Kathryn Elizabeth Lentz serves as a key procurement professional within the FA2823 AFTC PZIO, a critical unit of the Department of the Air Force responsible for advancing airborne and ground-based sensing, communication, and test instrumentation systems. She manages complex acquisitions for high-precision avionics, electronic warfare, radar, and signal intelligence platforms, ensuring the integration of cutting-edge test and evaluation infrastructure to sustain aerospace mission readiness. Her work directly supports the modernization of test ranges and the deployment of next-generation measurement and control systems essential to air dominance and defense readiness. Lentz maintains consistent relationships with a select group of specialized contractors, including TOM HAMMONDS ENTERPRISES, LLC, STREET LEGAL INDUSTRIES, INC, SPEEGLE CONSTRUCTION, INC, DETECT INC, and THE CONTROLS COMPANY, LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on niche engineering, instrumentation, and mission-critical system integration services. Her contracting patterns favor established vendors with proven technical capabilities in electromagnetic compatibility, sensor calibration, and ruggedized electronic systems, indicating a preference for contractors with deep domain expertise rather than broad-scale defense primes. Her procurement portfolio is overwhelmingly non-set-aside, with 95.8% of awards issued under full and open competition, reflecting a mission-driven emphasis on technical capability over socioeconomic preferences. Only 4.2% of awards are designated as total small business set-asides, suggesting a targeted, performance-based approach to small business inclusion aligned with specific technical requirements rather than broad socioeconomic mandates. Lentz’s primary NAICS focus lies in surgical and medical instrument manufacturing (339113 and 339112), which reflects the agency’s need for precision sensor and control components, alongside significant activity in guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing (336414 and 336419). She also procures custom computer programming services (541511) to support data acquisition and signal processing systems. Her technical domain expertise centers on embedded systems, test instrumentation, and electromagnetic environment simulation, underscoring her role in sustaining advanced aerospace test capabilities.