Lisa Matson

Lisa Matson serves as a key procurement professional within the Headquarters of Air Combat Command’s Acquisition Management Integration Center (FA4890), supporting the Department of the Air Force’s mission to sustain and modernize air dominance capabilities. She manages the acquisition of mission-critical telecommunications and command and control systems essential to pilot readiness, tactical communications, and real-time surveillance operations. Her portfolio centers on integrated technical services that enhance operational effectiveness across air combat networks, with a focus on secure, high-bandwidth communications infrastructure and associated system integration. Matson ensures acquisitions align with Air Combat Command’s strategic modernization goals, leveraging full and open competition to deliver scalable, interoperable solutions for combat-ready forces. She maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of specialized contractors, including VETPRIDE-EMI MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS, LLC, MILTRAIN JV II LLC, and JBW FEDITC JV LLC, all of which provide advanced telecommunications integration, training system support, and mission-critical IT services. These partnerships reflect a pattern of engagement with joint ventures and experienced defense contractors capable of delivering complex, mission-specific solutions under stringent security and performance standards. Matson’s contracting approach emphasizes technical proficiency, system interoperability, and rapid deployment capability, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in performance and compliance. Matson’s procurement activity is exclusively conducted under full and open competition, with no set-asides applied to her awarded contracts. This reflects a strategic emphasis on maximizing technical capability and operational readiness over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing mission necessity and vendor expertise in a high-stakes defense environment. While small business participation is not formally targeted in her portfolio, her contracting decisions remain fully compliant with federal acquisition regulations and emphasize value-driven outcomes. Her primary focus is on NAICS 517810, All Other Telecommunications, encompassing secure tactical data links, satellite communications, network infrastructure, and embedded communications systems. She procures end-to-end telecommunications solutions that enable real-time data exchange between aircraft, ground stations, and command nodes, requiring deep expertise in DoD communications standards, cybersecurity protocols, and joint interoperability frameworks.