Leslie Knight

Leslie Ann Knight supports the Department of the Air Force’s FA5641 organization in executing critical procurement activities aligned with the sustainment of global air operations. She manages acquisitions for specialized logistics, medical training, and communications infrastructure, ensuring operational readiness through the procurement of advanced aeronautical instrumentation, maintenance services, and engineering solutions. Her role centers on translating mission-critical requirements into compliant, efficient contracts that uphold Air Force standards for safety, resilience, and technological modernization. Knight typically handles complex service-based procurements requiring technical oversight and long-term sustainment planning, often coordinating with cross-functional teams to align contracting strategies with operational timelines. While specific contractor names are not publicly available, Knight’s procurement patterns indicate consistent engagement with vendors offering industrial machinery repair, logistics consulting, and engineering services. She fosters partnerships with firms possessing deep domain expertise in aviation systems maintenance and command-and-control infrastructure support, emphasizing vendor reliability, technical certification, and past performance in high-stakes military environments. Her contracting approach prioritizes performance-based outcomes and lifecycle cost efficiency, often leveraging indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) and requirements-type contracts to ensure responsive support across distributed installations. Knight demonstrates a strong preference for open competition, with 87.5% of her acquisitions issued without set-aside restrictions, reflecting a focus on broad market competition for mission-critical capabilities. However, she actively supports small business participation, allocating 12.5% of awards to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, aligning with Department of the Air Force goals to enhance vendor diversity and innovation capacity. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 811310 for commercial and industrial machinery repair, 541330 for engineering services, and 541614/541618 for logistics and management consulting. These reflect a technical emphasis on maintaining aviation systems, optimizing supply chain workflows, and enhancing operational efficiency through data-driven process improvements, underscoring her expertise in mission-critical sustainment contracting.