Max Andrade

Max Andrade serves as a key procurement lead within the Department of the Air Force’s FA7014 office, responsible for managing complex acquisitions of professional services that sustain and modernize Air Force operational readiness. He specializes in contracting for systems engineering and technical assistance (SETA), enterprise IT modernization, cybersecurity infrastructure, and mission-critical analytics. His portfolio centers on advisory and technical support services critical to maintaining air domain superiority, ensuring that acquisition strategies align with DoD’s broader digital transformation and readiness imperatives. Andrade’s work directly supports the agency’s mission to deliver agile, secure, and scalable technical solutions across the Air Force’s evolving operational landscape. Andrade maintains strategic relationships with leading technical service providers, including SIGMATECH, INC. and PURDUE UNIVERSITY, reflecting a balanced approach to sourcing innovation from both industry and academic research partners. He consistently engages contractors capable of delivering high-assurance technical analysis, systems integration, and data-driven decision support. His contracting patterns emphasize long-term, performance-based agreements that require deep domain expertise in defense systems and enterprise architecture, fostering collaborative, mission-aligned partnerships rather than transactional vendor relationships. His procurement approach prioritizes broad market access, with 66.7% of awards issued under open competition and 33.3% designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. While no specific socioeconomic categories such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB are dominant, his consistent use of small business set-asides demonstrates a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for qualified small firms in high-demand technical service sectors. Andrade’s acquisitions are exclusively classified under NAICS 519130—Other Information Services—reflecting a singular focus on professional, analytical, and advisory services rather than hardware or software product procurement. This specialization underscores his expertise in contracting for data analytics, technical consulting, systems modeling, and mission support services that enable data-informed decision-making across Air Force operations.