Kim Armstead

Kim Armstead serves as a Contract Specialist within the 94th Contracting Flight at FA6703, supporting the Department of the Air Force’s mission to sustain and modernize air base infrastructure. She manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for critical facility services, including construction, utilities, airfield support, and industrial equipment maintenance. Her acquisitions are strategically aligned with operational readiness goals, ensuring installations meet environmental compliance, energy resilience, and safety standards. Armstead specializes in complex, performance-based contracts requiring technical oversight and rigorous contract administration to deliver mission-critical services across Air Force installations. She maintains enduring relationships with a core group of contractors including K.C. Electrical Construction, Inc., McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, MSAB, LLC, Hollek Engineering LLC, and Federal Contracts LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in air base infrastructure, mechanical systems, and industrial maintenance. Armstead fosters collaborative, transparent contracting environments, often leveraging firm-fixed-price and cost-reimbursement structures to balance risk and performance. Her approach emphasizes contractor accountability, quality assurance, and timely delivery of services critical to base operations. Armstead demonstrates an unwavering commitment to small business participation, directing 100% of her acquisitions to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This consistent policy ensures opportunities for small, locally-based vendors with capabilities in specialized trades and facility support services. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate strategy to strengthen the small business industrial base while enhancing competition and innovation within the Air Force’s support ecosystem. Her technical focus centers on NAICS 333912 (air and gas compressor manufacturing), 423830 (industrial machinery wholesalers), 488190 (air transportation support), and 811310 (commercial and industrial machinery repair). These categories underscore her expertise in procuring specialized equipment, maintenance services, and logistics support essential to airfield and utility system sustainment. Armstead’s work ensures Air Force installations remain operationally viable through targeted, technically sound acquisitions.