Kelley Peard

Kelley Peard serves as a key procurement professional within the FA7146 Saf Oc Pk unit of the Department of the Air Force, supporting the modernization of command, control, communications, and intelligence (C3I) architectures critical to air and space domain superiority. Responsible for managing technical acquisitions, Peard oversees the solicitation and award of engineering and professional services that enhance cyber-enabled operations, mission analytics, and data infrastructure. Their work directly enables real-time decision-making capabilities across multi-domain operational environments, ensuring that the agency’s technical requirements are met through compliant, high-integrity contracting practices. Peard maintains a broad contractor network comprised of specialized engineering firms and technical consulting providers with expertise in defense systems integration, cybersecurity, and data architecture. While no single contractor dominates the portfolio, the contracting pattern reflects a preference for firms with proven experience in C3I modernization, systems engineering, and mission-critical software development. Vendor partnerships are typically performance-based, emphasizing technical innovation, security compliance, and rapid prototyping capabilities aligned with Air Force digital transformation goals. Set-aside preferences are uniformly non-targeted, with 100% of acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic classifications, prioritizing mission readiness and system interoperability above socioeconomic contracting mandates. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, qualified small firms are actively considered based on technical competency and past performance. The primary NAICS categories under Peard’s purview are 541330 (Engineering Services) and 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), underscoring a heavy emphasis on systems design, analytical modeling, and technical advisory services. Procurements center on advanced C3I architecture development, secure data pipelines, cyber-resilient software platforms, and interoperability testing for joint force operations.