Mallory Beauchamp

Mallory Beauchamp serves as a key procurement lead within the Air Force Research Laboratory’s FA8651 Rwk office, overseeing the acquisition of advanced aerospace and defense technologies critical to national security. She manages complex research and development contracts aligned with the Department of the Air Force’s strategic imperatives in autonomy, hypersonics, guided missile systems, and infrared scene projection. Her portfolio emphasizes high-risk, high-reward scientific innovation, primarily through basic and applied R&D contracts that bridge cutting-edge engineering research with operational military capabilities. She plays a central role in translating technical requirements from AFRL scientists into actionable procurement strategies that accelerate technology transition from lab to field. Beauchamp maintains a consistent working relationship with Concurrent Real-Time, Inc., a trusted contractor specializing in real-time simulation, embedded systems, and high-fidelity modeling environments for defense applications. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established technical partners with proven expertise in physics-based simulation, real-time data fusion, and mission-critical software integration. While she collaborates with a limited number of primary vendors, her engagements are characterized by long-term, performance-based contract structures that prioritize technical fidelity and rapid iteration over volume-based procurement. Beauchamp’s procurement portfolio exhibits no set-aside preferences, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven focus on technical excellence and capability readiness over socioeconomic categorization, though it does not preclude small business participation when they demonstrate superior technical merit. Her approach prioritizes mission-critical outcomes, ensuring that acquisition decisions are anchored in technical capability rather than socioeconomic criteria. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541715—Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences—where she acquires advanced engineering services in autonomous systems, sensor modeling, hypersonic vehicle simulation, and directed energy technologies. She specializes in procuring complex, non-commodity R&D solutions requiring deep domain expertise in aerospace systems, computational physics, and real-time embedded architectures.