Linda Fuller

Linda Fuller serves as a Contract Negotiator within the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Propulsion Directorate (FA8650), where she plays a pivotal role in securing advanced aerospace technologies critical to U.S. air and space dominance. She manages complex procurement actions for next-generation propulsion systems, hypersonic flight components, and high-performance functional materials, ensuring technical requirements align with fiscal and regulatory compliance. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to accelerate the transition of cutting-edge research into operational capabilities, often navigating multi-year, high-risk R&D contracts requiring deep technical oversight and strategic vendor alignment. Fuller maintains longstanding relationships with industry leaders including UES INC, General Electric Company, DCS Corporation, Spirit Aerosystems Inc, and Advanced Thermoplastic Composites LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on elite engineering firms with proven expertise in propulsion systems, adaptive flight controls, and advanced composite manufacturing. Her negotiation approach emphasizes collaborative problem-solving, technical risk mitigation, and performance-based acquisition strategies, fostering long-term vendor engagement grounded in mutual accountability and innovation. While no set-aside data is currently available, Fuller’s procurement patterns suggest a balanced emphasis on mission-critical capability delivery, with a pragmatic approach to socioeconomic contracting that prioritizes technical excellence and supply chain resilience. She actively evaluates small business capabilities when they demonstrate requisite expertise in propulsion systems or advanced materials, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition policy while maintaining operational readiness. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS categories related to aerospace propulsion research, advanced materials development, and defense systems integration. She routinely procures specialized services including computational fluid dynamics modeling, hypersonic test validation, ceramic matrix composites, and high-temperature material characterization—domains requiring deep engineering proficiency and stringent quality assurance protocols.