Mary K Rinard

Mary Rinard serves as a Contract Specialist within the FA8823 Sustainment MCPNT SSC/PKL under the Department of the Air Force, where she plays a critical role in executing complex acquisitions to sustain and modernize aerospace and space-based defense systems. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracts for mission-critical infrastructure, including satellite communications, global positioning systems, and command and control networks. She specializes in negotiating and administering both firm-fixed-price and cost-reimbursement contracts, ensuring compliance with FAR and DFARS requirements while aligning procurement actions with the agency’s strategic readiness objectives. Rinard collaborates with a diverse range of contractors, including prime vendors specializing in aerospace systems integration, satellite telecommunications, and facility modernization. Her working relationships are characterized by a focus on technical proficiency and performance accountability, often engaging with firms possessing specialized clearance levels and experience in DoD space and missile sustainment environments. She maintains consistent communication with industry partners to ensure timely delivery of mission-essential capabilities and supports contract performance through rigorous oversight and risk mitigation strategies. Her procurement patterns reflect a strong commitment to socioeconomic goals, with over one-third of her acquisitions set aside for small businesses, including 8(a) competed awards and HUBZone set-asides. While the majority of her contracts are open competition, she actively prioritizes small business participation, particularly in technical service and infrastructure support categories, demonstrating a deliberate effort to broaden the industrial base and foster innovation among disadvantaged vendors. Rinard’s primary NAICS focus areas include Satellite Telecommunications (517410), Industrial Building Construction (236210), and Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (238220), reflecting her role in procuring both high-tech space systems and the physical infrastructure required to support them. Her expertise spans the integration of mission-critical hardware, secure communications networks, and facility sustainment services essential to maintaining operational readiness across global Air Force platforms.