Lori-Ann Rissler

Lori-Ann Rissler serves as a key procurement professional within the FA8102 Aflcmc Hbk, a critical unit of the Department of the Air Force responsible for sustaining and modernizing air domain capabilities. She manages acquisitions for mission-critical aerospace systems, including aeronautical navigation, tactical detection, and command and control infrastructure essential to air superiority and operational readiness. Her work centers on engineering services, systems integration, and software-enabled mission support, ensuring the Air Force’s air traffic control and surveillance networks remain resilient and technologically advanced. Rissler’s acquisitions are strategically aligned with the agency’s modernization priorities, emphasizing performance-based contracting and lifecycle support for high-stakes defense systems. Rissler maintains a primary contracting relationship with BETTER DIRECT, LLC, a trusted vendor delivering specialized engineering and technical support services. Her procurement pattern reflects a consistent reliance on this contractor for complex, mission-critical deliverables, suggesting a deep, long-term partnership built on technical proficiency and reliable performance. While other vendors may be engaged on an as-needed basis, BETTER DIRECT, LLC appears to be the dominant partner across multiple contract actions, indicating a preference for proven capability over broad competition. Rissler’s contracting portfolio exhibits no set-aside preferences, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on technical merit and mission urgency over socioeconomic categorization, prioritizing capability and timeliness in a high-tempo operational environment. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, the absence of set-asides does not preclude small business involvement—it simply indicates competition is open to all qualified entities. Her procurement activity is entirely concentrated under NAICS 511210, which covers software publishing and custom software development for defense applications. She specializes in procuring advanced avionics software, real-time data processing systems, and integrated navigation solutions tailored to military aviation platforms. Her domain expertise lies at the intersection of aerospace systems engineering and mission-critical software, ensuring that digital architectures support secure, reliable, and interoperable air operations.