Margaret Peterson

Margaret Peterson serves as the primary contracting lead for the FA9401 377 Msg Pk under the Department of the Air Force, overseeing the acquisition of mission-critical aerospace and defense systems. Her role centers on procuring advanced instrumentation, secure communications infrastructure, and laboratory-grade analytical equipment essential to sustaining and modernizing Air Force operational capabilities. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on electronic warfare systems, sensor technologies, and high-precision hardware, ensuring alignment with strategic modernization priorities and technical readiness requirements across deployed platforms. Peterson maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of specialized contractors, including J STAR ENTERPRISES INC, LARON, LLC, FIVEBYFIVE, LLC, VISION DISTRIBUTORS LLC, and Boh Environmental, L.L.C. These partnerships reflect a preference for niche vendors with proven expertise in defense-grade electronics, ruggedized communications hardware, and environmental compliance for sensitive test environments. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical validation, supply chain resilience, and performance-based service delivery, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in compliance and mission alignment. Her procurement patterns demonstrate a strong commitment to small business participation, with over half of her awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. An additional 18.2% are designated for Women-Owned Small Businesses, reflecting a deliberate effort to expand opportunities for underrepresented sectors within the defense industrial base. She rarely employs no-set-aside mechanisms, underscoring a strategic emphasis on socioeconomic diversity and vendor capacity building. Peterson’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS codes 332510 (Hardware Manufacturing), 334210 (Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing), and 333517 (Machine Tool Manufacturing), indicating deep engagement with precision-engineered components for defense systems. She routinely acquires ruggedized communication devices, test instrumentation, and specialized machining assemblies used in electronic warfare and sensor integration, demonstrating technical fluency in defense electronics manufacturing and mission-critical systems integration.