Lt Rebecca Mcdonald

Lt. Rebecca McDonald serves as a Project Officer within the FA8823 Sustainment MCPNT SSC/PKL, a critical unit under the Department of the Air Force responsible for sustaining and modernizing aerospace and space-based defense systems. In this role, she oversees the acquisition lifecycle for technical projects centered on guided missile sustainment, satellite communications, and global positioning system infrastructure. Her responsibilities include defining requirements, evaluating technical proposals, and managing contract performance to ensure operational readiness of mission-critical space and missile systems. She works closely with engineering and program management teams to align procurement activities with strategic modernization goals, ensuring that acquisitions support long-term force capability and technological resilience. Lt. McDonald collaborates with a broad range of defense contractors specializing in advanced aerospace engineering, systems integration, and mission-critical software development. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she routinely engages with firms possessing deep expertise in space systems sustainment, RF communications, and navigation technology. Her working relationships are characterized by a focus on technical proficiency, past performance in high-stakes environments, and the ability to meet stringent DoD compliance and cybersecurity standards. She prioritizes vendors with proven experience in supporting classified and expeditionary space operations. Lt. McDonald’s procurement activities are exclusively non-set-aside, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. This reflects the highly specialized, technologically advanced nature of the systems she supports, where only a limited pool of qualified vendors possess the necessary clearances, infrastructure, and domain expertise. While small business participation is not formally prioritized through socioeconomic set-asides, she ensures fair access for all qualified offerors through transparent solicitation practices and rigorous evaluation criteria. Her primary procurement focus is under NAICS 541712, encompassing research and development in physical and engineering sciences. She procures advanced R&D services for next-generation navigation payloads, satellite command and control systems, and secure space-based communication architectures. Her technical domain expertise lies in space systems sustainment, signal integrity, and mission assurance for orbital assets critical to national defense operations.