Kathy Hair

Kathy Hair serves as a Contracting Officer for the W6QK Acc-rsa under the Department of the Army, where she plays a pivotal role in advancing the U.S. Army’s aerial and missile defense modernization efforts. She manages the full lifecycle of complex aerospace procurement actions, including sole-source and competitive contracts for aircraft systems, avionics upgrades, propulsion components, and mission-critical support services. Her portfolio directly supports key platforms such as the UH-60 Black Hawk and AH-64 Apache, ensuring operational readiness through timely acquisition of high-performance defense technologies. Hair’s work is central to the agency’s mission of sustaining and enhancing the Army’s air defense capabilities through strategic sourcing and risk-managed contracting. She maintains longstanding relationships with prime contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation and Alaska Aerospace Corp, partnering with industry leaders experienced in defense aerospace integration, systems engineering, and flight-test support. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and compliance with defense acquisition regulations, fostering collaborative partnerships with vendors capable of delivering advanced capabilities under stringent military standards. These relationships are built on consistent performance, innovation, and adherence to defense industrial base requirements. Kathy Hair’s procurement portfolio reflects a 100% non-set-aside orientation, with no preference for 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides. While small business participation is not structurally mandated in her acquisitions, she ensures full and open competition remains the foundation of her contracting strategy, aligning with the Department of Defense’s emphasis on leveraging industrial capacity from large, technically capable defense contractors. Her primary focus lies in NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing) and 488190 (Other Support Activities for Air Transportation), overseeing the procurement of combat aircraft systems, flight control upgrades, sensor integration, and sustainment services for military rotorcraft and missile defense platforms. Her technical expertise spans aerospace systems engineering, propulsion reliability, and avionics modernization, making her a key steward of the Army’s next-generation aerial warfare capabilities.