Mikayla Roland

Mikayla Roland serves as the primary procurement lead for the FA9101 AEDC PKP Procurement Branch within the Department of the Air Force, where she manages complex acquisitions to sustain and modernize the Arnold Engineering Development Complex’s world-class aerospace and hypersonic test infrastructure. Her portfolio focuses on high-fidelity test systems including wind tunnels, propulsion test stands, and environmental simulation facilities, with an emphasis on advancing measurement precision, automating data acquisition, and ensuring operational reliability under extreme conditions. She handles a diverse range of contract types, from sole-source engineering services to competitive bids for specialized instrumentation and facility upgrades, ensuring alignment with Air Force strategic modernization priorities. Roland maintains long-standing partnerships with key contractors including Jacobs Technology Inc., Cubrc, Inc., Rotating Machinery Services Inc., Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, and Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, L.L.C., reflecting a preference for vendors with proven expertise in aerospace testing, mechanical systems integration, and mission-critical maintenance. Her contracting approach prioritizes technical capability and past performance, often leveraging indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) and cost-reimbursement contracts to accommodate evolving test requirements and rapid prototyping needs. While the majority of her acquisitions are conducted as unrestricted procurements, Roland demonstrates a consistent commitment to small business participation, with over 22% of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. She actively seeks qualified small businesses with niche capabilities in instrumentation, software development, and industrial machinery repair, fostering a competitive ecosystem that supports innovation and resilience in defense test infrastructure. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 334511 for aeronautical systems and instrumentation, 513210 for specialized software publishing, and 811310 for commercial and industrial machinery repair—reflecting deep expertise in procuring advanced sensing systems, data analytics platforms, and mission-critical maintenance services essential to hypersonic and aerospace testing environments.