Kimberly S. McGough

Kimberly S. McGough serves as a key procurement professional within the FA8823 Sustainment MCPNT SSC/PKL, a critical unit under the Department of the Air Force responsible for sustaining and modernizing aerospace and space-based defense systems. She manages the acquisition lifecycle for technical services essential to maintaining operational readiness of guided missile systems, satellite communications networks, and global positioning infrastructure. Her portfolio centers on engineering, scientific consulting, and satellite telecommunications contracts, ensuring that cutting-edge capabilities are delivered to support national security objectives. McGough plays a pivotal role in translating mission-critical requirements into compliant, performance-based solicitations that align with Air Force sustainment priorities. Her contractor relationships are primarily with specialized engineering and technical services firms, including those with deep expertise in space systems integration, signal processing, and command and control architecture. She engages with a broad spectrum of vendors—from large defense contractors to niche technical consultants—focusing on performance outcomes and technical innovation rather than proprietary solutions. Her procurement approach emphasizes competitive, open bidding to ensure access to the most capable and responsive industry partners. McGough’s contracting activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on maximizing technical capability and industry-wide innovation, rather than socioeconomic set-asides. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her process remains transparent and accessible to all qualified vendors. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), 517410 (Satellite Telecommunications), 517919 (Other Telecommunications), and 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services). She routinely acquires advanced systems engineering, satellite network sustainment, RF signal analysis, and mission-critical software development services, demonstrating deep domain expertise in space and missile systems sustainment.