Lisa J Postma

Lisa J. Postma serves as a Contract Specialist within the FA8823 Sustainment MCPNT SSC/PKL under the Department of the Air Force, where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisition strategies to sustain and modernize critical aerospace and space-based defense systems. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle management of research and development contracts for guided missile systems, satellite communications infrastructure, and global positioning system technologies. Postma ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement actions with the agency’s strategic imperative to maintain operational readiness of national security-critical platforms. She routinely handles sole-source and competitive acquisitions for advanced engineering services, systems integration, and technical support required to sustain high-performance space and missile assets. Postma collaborates with a diverse array of defense contractors specializing in aerospace engineering, systems analysis, and mission-critical software development. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with Tier 1 defense primes and niche technology firms possessing deep expertise in space domain awareness, RF communications, and navigation system sustainment. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, risk mitigation, and performance-based outcomes, fostering long-term partnerships with vendors capable of supporting classified and sensitive programs under stringent security protocols. Postma’s procurement activity reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted without set-aside designations. This indicates a focus on technical capability over socioeconomic categorization, prioritizing mission need and system interoperability. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, her approach remains compliant with all federal requirements and open to qualified small businesses that meet stringent technical thresholds. Her primary procurement focus is centered on NAICS 541712—Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences—reflecting deep engagement with advanced engineering R&D, systems modeling, and sustainment analysis for aerospace platforms. She procures services including signal processing, embedded systems development, orbital mechanics simulation, and command and control architecture modernization, demonstrating specialized expertise in the technical domains critical to Air Force space and missile sustainment.