Kristin Ulma

Kristin Ulma serves as a key procurement professional within the FA7000 10 Cons Lgc unit of the Department of the Air Force, supporting the U.S. Air Force Academy’s mission to advance aerospace research and cadet technical training. She manages the acquisition of precision laboratory instrumentation, analytical equipment, and specialized technical systems critical to maintaining cutting-edge scientific capabilities. Her work ensures that training facilities and research labs remain equipped with high-accuracy measuring devices and mission-critical hardware, directly enabling operational readiness and innovation in aerospace science. Ulma handles complex solicitations under FAR Part 15, often coordinating with technical stakeholders to define performance-based requirements for highly specialized procurements. Her contractor relationships are primarily with firms providing scientific and technical equipment, though her portfolio includes unexpected vendor categories such as recreational facility services and transportation support. Notably, she engages with Colorado Department of Labor and Employment and Blue Skies Furniture LLC, suggesting a diverse operational footprint that extends beyond traditional defense suppliers to include niche service providers supporting facility infrastructure and administrative needs. Ulma demonstrates a balanced approach to socioeconomic contracting, with over one-third of her awards directed toward total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, and nearly 6% allocated to both 8(a) and service-disabled veteran-owned small business programs. While the majority of acquisitions remain open to all competitors, her consistent use of small business set-asides reflects a deliberate strategy to foster supplier diversity and strengthen the defense industrial base. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS 334516 for analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing, indicating deep expertise in procuring spectrometers, chromatographs, and calibration systems. Secondary categories like 485510 and 721214 suggest she also manages logistical and facility-related services, revealing a multidisciplinary contracting profile that bridges advanced science with operational support functions.