Mackenzi Soul

Mackenzi Soul serves as a key procurement professional within the FA8726 Aflcmc Hnk C3IN, a critical component of the Department of the Air Force responsible for sustaining and modernizing expeditionary command, control, communications, intelligence, and network (C3IN) capabilities. In this role, Soul manages the acquisition of advanced, mission-critical IT systems that enable secure, cloud-enabled, and AI-integrated operational environments for global air and space forces. Their portfolio centers on custom software development, network modernization, and integrated C3IN solutions designed for deployable and contested theater operations, ensuring interoperability across joint and coalition platforms. Soul maintains a consistent working relationship with FEDCON-1, LLC, the primary contractor for C3IN technology development and integration. This partnership reflects a strategic focus on agile, mission-aligned vendors capable of delivering tailored software solutions under tight operational timelines. The working relationship is characterized by iterative delivery models, performance-based contracting, and close collaboration on system certification and cybersecurity compliance, particularly in alignment with DoD RMF and NIST 800-53 standards. Soul’s procurement activity shows no preference for socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven emphasis on technical capability and operational readiness over socioeconomic criteria, prioritizing performance, scalability, and rapid fielding over targeted small business participation. The agency’s procurement activity is exclusively focused on NAICS 541511—Custom Computer Programming Services—indicating a deep specialization in bespoke software development, systems integration, and mission-specific application engineering. Procured services include AI-enabled data analytics platforms, secure cloud migration tools, real-time intelligence processing systems, and expeditionary communications software, all engineered to support dynamic, high-threat operational environments.