LaToya McGee-Willis

LaToya McGee-Willis 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. Her role centers on managing complex acquisitions for research, development, and engineering services essential to maintaining operational readiness of guided missile systems, satellite communications networks, and global positioning infrastructure. She oversees the full lifecycle of contract actions—from requirements definition to award and performance management—ensuring technical alignment with national security objectives and compliance with federal acquisition regulations. Her work directly supports the Air Force’s strategic imperative to preserve technological superiority in contested domains. McGee-Willis collaborates with a broad spectrum of defense contractors specializing in systems engineering, signal processing, and space domain awareness. While specific vendor names are not publicly enumerated, her procurement patterns indicate consistent engagement with Tier-1 defense prime contractors and niche technology firms possessing deep expertise in aerospace sustainment, RF systems, and mission-critical software integration. Her working relationships are characterized by long-term technical partnerships, performance-based contracting, and rigorous oversight to ensure system interoperability and mission resilience. Her contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of acquisitions classified as “No Set-Aside,” indicating a focus on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic preferences. This approach underscores a mission-driven priority to secure the most capable solutions for high-consequence defense systems, even as it limits formal small business set-asides. Her primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 541712—Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences—reflecting deep expertise in advanced engineering services for space and missile systems. She procures cutting-edge R&D in satellite payload development, command and control architecture modernization, and navigation system sustainment, partnering with firms possessing specialized capabilities in systems engineering, modeling and simulation, and secure communications infrastructure.