Lagail Crews-Lowe

Lagail Crews-Lowe serves as Chief of the Acquisition Systems Branch at Headquarters, Air Combat Command’s Acquisition Management Integration Center (FA4890), where she leads the strategic planning and execution of mission-critical acquisition programs for the Department of the Air Force. Her role centers on ensuring the timely delivery of advanced training systems, command and control infrastructure, and technical services that directly enhance pilot readiness, tactical communications, and surveillance capabilities. She oversees the full lifecycle of procurements—from requirements validation and market research to contract award and performance management—focusing on complex, high-stakes systems that support air dominance and combat readiness across the global theater. Crews-Lowe maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of prime contractors, including VETPRIDE-EMI Maintenance Solutions, LLC, MILTRAIN JV II LLC, and JBW FEDITC JV LLC, all of which provide specialized engineering, simulation, and systems integration services. These partnerships reflect a preference for established, performance-driven vendors with proven expertise in military training environments and secure IT architectures. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term collaboration, rigorous performance metrics, and seamless integration of contractor-delivered solutions into operational workflows. Her procurement portfolio reflects a 100% no set-aside strategy, indicating a focus on full and open competition to ensure access to the broadest range of technical capabilities and innovation. While small business participation is not formally prioritized through socioeconomic set-asides, her team evaluates all offerors based on technical merit, past performance, and mission alignment. Crews-Lowe’s acquisitions are exclusively categorized under NAICS 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services), underscoring her deep specialization in mission-critical IT systems, simulation and training environments, command and control software integration, and cybersecurity-enabled avionics. Her expertise lies in procuring complex, interoperable digital systems that support real-time decision-making and pilot training at scale.