Katie B. Cockerill

Katie B. Cockerill serves as a key procurement professional within the FA4830 23 Cons Cc, a unit of the Department of the Air Force responsible for sustaining airborne operational readiness through strategic acquisitions. She manages the acquisition of mission-critical communications systems, aviation safety equipment, and full-mission training solutions that directly support air operations and base infrastructure. Her work ensures the timely delivery of technical capabilities essential to maintaining air superiority, with a focus on radio and wireless networks, survivability gear, and simulation systems that enhance pilot and crew readiness. Cockerill maintains consistent contracting relationships with a select group of specialized vendors, including ARDMORE CONSULTING GROUP, INC, MACHINE TOOL MARKETING INC, GOVAGE, INC., DARK WATERS ENTERPRISING, LLC, and TESTFORCE USA, INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for niche providers with expertise in defense-grade communications, technical training support, and mission-specific equipment integration. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and technical compliance, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in reliability and domain-specific capability. A strong advocate for small business participation, Cockerill consistently prioritizes Small Business Set-Aside contracts under FAR 19.5, with over two-thirds of her awards designated for small businesses. She also engages 8(a) competed set-asides, demonstrating a deliberate effort to expand opportunities for socioeconomically disadvantaged firms while maintaining rigorous acquisition standards. Her contracting patterns reflect a balanced commitment to competition and socioeconomic goals, aligning with Air Force mandates to broaden the defense industrial base. Her procurement focus is primarily anchored in NAICS 813110 (Religious Organizations), which appears to reflect administrative or facility-related support services, alongside niche categories such as 423850 (Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers) and 314110 (Carpet and Rug Mills), suggesting a broad scope of facility sustainment and logistics support. While these categories may seem atypical for a combat support unit, they indicate her role in managing the full spectrum of base infrastructure and ancillary services essential to operational continuity.