Captain Ashley Cunningham

Captain Ashley Cunningham serves as a Procuring Contracting Officer for the FA8823 Sustainment MCPNT SSC/PKL under the Department of the Air Force, where she leads the acquisition and contract management of critical aerospace and space-based sustainment programs. Her role centers on ensuring the operational readiness of guided missile systems, satellite communications networks, and global positioning infrastructure through timely, compliant, and mission-critical contract actions. She manages complex acquisitions spanning technical support, logistics modernization, and systems integration, often coordinating with engineering and operational stakeholders to align procurement outcomes with national defense priorities. Captain Cunningham’s contracting portfolio is characterized by a broad and diverse vendor base, with no single contractor dominating her award stream. She engages with a range of industry partners—from large defense prime contractors to specialized technical service providers—focusing on performance-based outcomes and risk-mitigated contract structures. Her working relationships emphasize long-term sustainment partnerships, technical responsiveness, and adherence to Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) compliance, particularly in areas requiring classified or export-controlled supply chains. Captain Cunningham’s contracting activity is exclusively non-set-aside, with 100% of her awards issued under full and open competition. While she does not prioritize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her approach ensures rigorous evaluation of technical capability and mission alignment, reflecting the high-stakes nature of her portfolio and the non-negotiable readiness requirements of Air Force space and missile systems. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 481212 (Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation), supporting the rapid deployment and sustainment of critical hardware and components across global theaters, and NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in Physical and Engineering Sciences), where she oversees advanced engineering services for system modernization, signal integrity analysis, and embedded systems upgrades. Her expertise spans aerospace logistics, space vehicle sustainment, and secure communications infrastructure, making her a key enabler of Air Force space dominance and strategic deterrence.