Lisa Matthews

Lisa Matthews serves as a key procurement lead within the FA8615 Aflcmc Wamk F16 unit of the Department of the Air Force, where she manages complex acquisitions to sustain and modernize the F-16 fighter aircraft fleet. Her responsibilities encompass the end-to-end contracting lifecycle for mission-critical avionics, electronic warfare upgrades, and auxiliary aircraft systems, ensuring operational readiness through timely delivery of technologically advanced components. She specializes in engineering services and hardware integration contracts that bridge legacy platforms with next-generation capabilities, aligning procurement decisions with Air Force life-cycle modernization goals and interoperability standards. Matthews collaborates closely with defense aerospace primes and specialized subsystem manufacturers, fostering long-term partnerships with firms capable of delivering high-reliability avionics, mission computer systems, and armament interface modules. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor and performance-based outcomes, often requiring compliance with MIL-STD and DO-160 standards. She maintains a preference for vendors with proven track records in F-16 sustainment, including those with existing engineering support contracts and government-furnished equipment experience, ensuring continuity and system integrity across upgrade cycles. Her procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, reflecting a mission-driven focus on technical capability over socioeconomic classifications. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her contracts remain open to all qualified industry participants, with selection based solely on technical merit, past performance, and production readiness. Matthews primarily procures under NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services) for systems integration and technical analysis, 334111 (Electronic Computer Manufacturing) for mission computers and data bus systems, and 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing) for specialized avionics enclosures and interface hardware. Her domain expertise centers on radar warning receivers, digital terrain mapping systems, and secure communications modules, making her a critical link in sustaining the F-16’s combat effectiveness through targeted technological modernization.