Maria A McKenzie-Williams

Maria A. McKenzie-Williams serves as a Contracting Officer with the FA4814 6 Cons Pk unit under the Department of the Air Force, where she manages mission-critical acquisitions to sustain operational readiness across deployed and garrisoned installations. Her portfolio encompasses a diverse range of services including communications infrastructure, IT systems, professional training, and facility support, all aligned with the Air Force’s strategic imperatives for secure, resilient, and expeditionary operations. She exercises full contracting authority under FAR and DFARS, overseeing solicitation, evaluation, award, and administration of contracts to ensure compliance, efficiency, and mission alignment. McKenzie-Williams maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including SUPPLYCORE LLC, CYBERPROTEX, LLC, and Liberty Communications, Inc., among others. These partnerships reflect a focus on specialized technical services, secure communications solutions, and mission-enabling support systems. Her contracting patterns indicate a preference for established vendors with proven capabilities in defense-relevant domains, often engaging firms with prior DoD experience and robust compliance frameworks. She fosters long-term vendor collaboration through clear performance metrics and structured contract management practices. Her set-aside preferences are predominantly open competition, with 83.3% of awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides, reflecting a mission-driven emphasis on capability over classification. However, she consistently allocates 16.7% of acquisitions to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate and measured commitment to small business participation without compromising operational requirements. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 513210 (Software Publishers) and 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services), underscoring expertise in secure software development and IT modernization. She also regularly procures services under 561990 (All Other Support Services), 334310 (Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing), and 561730 (Landscaping Services), indicating a broad operational scope that balances high-tech cyber and communications needs with essential base sustainment functions. Her technical domain expertise spans defense IT, secure communications, and integrated facility support.