Kirsten R. Hawley

Kirsten R. Hawley serves as a Contract Administrator within the FA8773 Acc 38 Cons agency under the Department of the Air Force, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions to support cyberspace operations, space security, and secure IT infrastructure. She manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions, from requirement validation and solicitation development to contract award and administration, ensuring alignment with Air Force readiness objectives. Her portfolio is exclusively focused on custom computer programming services, primarily supporting formalized cyber operations training, secure communications systems, and facility-based computing environments that require stringent compliance with DoD cybersecurity standards. Kirsten maintains a consistent working relationship with Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, a key contractor delivering specialized cyber defense software and mission-specific application development. Her contracting approach emphasizes collaborative vendor partnerships grounded in technical precision and compliance with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) frameworks. She fosters long-term vendor engagement through clear performance metrics and structured contract modifications, ensuring sustained support for evolving cyber and space mission requirements. Her procurement strategy reflects a strong commitment to socioeconomic diversity, with 50% of her acquisitions set aside for total small businesses and 25% reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB), reflecting a deliberate effort to broaden participation from underrepresented defense contractors. The remaining 25% are competed without set-asides to maintain competitive rigor. This balanced approach supports both mission needs and statutory small business goals under FAR Part 19. Kirsten’s work is concentrated entirely within NAICS 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services), where she procures tailored software solutions for cyber training simulators, secure network architecture tools, and real-time mission command applications. Her technical domain expertise lies in secure software development for classified and controlled unclassified information (CUI) environments, ensuring all contracted solutions meet DoD Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and Risk Management Framework (RMF) requirements.