Kimberly A. La'Pierre

Kimberly La’Pierre serves as a key procurement professional within the FA4417 1 Socons, a critical unit of the Department of the Air Force responsible for sustaining and modernizing airpower capabilities through advanced communications and defense systems acquisition. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on radio and wireless communications equipment, aeronautical navigation systems, and integrated base defense technologies, ensuring mission-critical infrastructure remains secure, resilient, and operationally ready. Her work directly supports the Air Force’s strategic imperative to enhance battlefield connectivity and electronic warfare readiness through timely, compliant, and technically sound contracting actions. La’Pierre maintains consistent relationships with a core group of contractors including AANTILIA LLC, MARRERO, COUVILLON & ASSOCIATES, L.L.C., MATTHES PARKER LLC, L1 ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED, and WALCO ENTERPRISES INC., each of which brings specialized expertise in defense communications, systems integration, and facility support services. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in technical reliability and performance accountability, often leveraging small business capabilities to meet complex operational requirements while ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations. A strong advocate for small business participation, La’Pierre prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with approximately 64.3% of her awards designated for small businesses, reflecting a deliberate strategy to cultivate a robust, diverse supplier base. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a consistent commitment to socioeconomic programs, routinely directing opportunities to small disadvantaged, service-disabled veteran-owned, and other qualified small entities to enhance innovation and resilience within the defense industrial base. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334220 for radio and wireless communications equipment manufacturing, complemented by significant activity in custom computer programming services and specialized maintenance under NAICS 811219. She routinely procures secure radio systems, tactical data links, navigation avionics, and integrated command-and-control infrastructure, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with military-grade communications architectures and defense electronics standards.