Madison Cotton

Madison Cotton serves as a Contract Specialist within the FA2823 AFTC PZIO under the Department of the Air Force, where she manages the acquisition of critical test and evaluation systems essential to aerospace mission readiness. Her portfolio focuses on procuring advanced sensing, communication, and instrumentation technologies for avionics, electronic warfare, and signal intelligence platforms. Cotton plays a pivotal role in ensuring timely delivery of high-precision measurement and control systems that support the modernization of test infrastructure and electromagnetic compatibility validation. She handles a mix of commercial and custom-engineered solutions, often requiring technical oversight and compliance with DoD standards for aerospace-grade components. Cotton maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors, including TOM HAMMONDS ENTERPRISES, LLC, STREET LEGAL INDUSTRIES, INC, SPEEGLE CONSTRUCTION, INC, DETECT INC, and THE CONTROLS COMPANY, LLC. These partnerships reflect a blend of specialized engineering firms and niche manufacturers capable of delivering ruggedized, mission-critical hardware and integrated systems. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, technical adaptability, and rapid prototyping capabilities, fostering long-term vendor collaboration to meet evolving test and evaluation requirements. A strong advocate for small business participation, Cotton consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with 83.3% of her acquisitions reserved for small businesses. This reflects a deliberate strategy to cultivate innovation and capacity within the small business industrial base, ensuring diverse supplier engagement without compromising technical rigor. Her contracting patterns align with broader Air Force goals to expand access for small firms with specialized capabilities in high-demand technical domains. Her primary NAICS focus spans five manufacturing categories, each representing critical subsystems for aerospace test environments: prefabricated metal building components, air and gas compressor systems, industrial process furnaces, miscellaneous electrical components, and motor vehicle transmission parts. These reflect a unique blend of mechanical, electrical, and structural procurement needs supporting ground-based test ranges and mobile instrumentation platforms. Cotton’s expertise lies in bridging industrial manufacturing with defense-specific performance requirements.