Kristina V. Mercer

Kristina V. Mercer serves as a Contracting Officer for the FA2823 AFTC PZIO under the Department of the Air Force, where she manages the acquisition of critical test and evaluation systems essential to aerospace mission readiness. Her portfolio centers on procuring advanced sensing, communication, and instrumentation technologies for avionics, electronic warfare, radar, and signal intelligence platforms. She plays a pivotal role in modernizing the Air Force’s test infrastructure by ensuring timely, compliant, and technically sound contract awards that support developmental and operational testing requirements across complex electromagnetic environments. Mercer maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including TOM HAMMONDS ENTERPRISES, LLC, STREET LEGAL INDUSTRIES, INC, SPEEGLE CONSTRUCTION, INC, DETECT INC, and THE CONTROLS COMPANY, LLC. These partnerships reflect a blend of specialized engineering services, instrumentation maintenance, and facility support critical to sustaining high-fidelity test ranges and sensor calibration capabilities. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical validation, and long-term vendor reliability over transactional procurement. Her set-aside preferences reveal a primary focus on open competition, with 72.2% of awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides. However, she actively supports small business participation, with 22.2% of contracts awarded under Total Small Business Set-Asides and an additional 5.6% designated for HUBZone firms, demonstrating a measured but deliberate commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals. Mercer’s procurement activity is heavily concentrated in NAICS 423930 (Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers), reflecting her need for specialized materials and components used in sensor fabrication and test system assembly. Additional focus areas include commercial and industrial machinery repair (811310), building finishing (238390), miscellaneous manufacturing (339999), and explosives manufacturing (325920), underscoring her technical expertise in supporting hazardous material handling, facility upgrades, and precision instrumentation lifecycle management across diverse aerospace test environments.