Kathy Corbin

Kathy Corbin serves as a Contracting Officer for FA2823 AFTC PZIO within the Department of the Air Force, where she manages the acquisition of critical test and evaluation infrastructure for airborne and ground-based sensing, communication, and signal intelligence systems. Her portfolio centers on procuring advanced avionics instrumentation, electromagnetic compatibility systems, and mission-critical test equipment essential to aerospace readiness. Corbin plays a pivotal role in executing mission-aligned acquisitions that support modernization initiatives across electronic warfare, radar, and signal processing domains, ensuring timely delivery of high-precision measurement and control technologies to sustain Air Force operational superiority. She maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of 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 specialized engineering services, instrumentation integration, and site-specific support for test range operations. Corbin’s procurement approach emphasizes technical collaboration, performance-based contracting, and vendor accountability to meet stringent aerospace standards for reliability and electromagnetic integrity. Corbin demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 8(a) competed set-asides accounting for 66.7% of her awards, reflecting a deliberate strategy to leverage disadvantaged business enterprise capabilities. Her contracting patterns prioritize socioeconomically targeted opportunities, consistently channeling contracts to small businesses with proven expertise in defense-related technical services and infrastructure support, aligning with federal mandates to foster innovation through diverse vendor participation. Her primary NAICS focus is on 238910 (Site Preparation Contractors), where she oversees construction and site development for test ranges and instrumentation facilities, and 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction), supporting access and mobility infrastructure for large-scale test assets. This technical specialization underscores her expertise in procuring physical and logistical enablers for advanced aerospace testing environments, bridging civil engineering with mission-critical defense systems.