Nancy Holt

Nancy Holt serves as a key procurement lead within the FA9101 AEDC PKP Procurement Branch of the Department of the Air Force, supporting the Arnold Engineering Development Complex’s mission to sustain and modernize high-fidelity aerospace and hypersonic test infrastructure. She manages complex acquisitions for specialized test systems, including wind tunnel instrumentation, propulsion test rigs, and environmental simulation equipment, ensuring alignment with technical requirements for extreme-environment validation. Her portfolio emphasizes mission-critical hardware and automation systems critical to national defense testing capabilities, requiring deep technical coordination with engineering teams and stringent compliance with defense acquisition regulations. Holt maintains longstanding relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including Jacobs Technology Inc., Cubrc, Inc., and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, who provide advanced engineering services and precision test equipment. She also routinely engages niche vendors such as Rotating Machinery Services Inc. and Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, L.L.C., for mechanical system integration and facility upgrades. Her contracting approach prioritizes technical expertise over volume, fostering collaborative partnerships with firms possessing domain-specific knowledge in aerospace testing, instrumentation, and extreme-environment system reliability. A strong advocate for small business participation, Holt consistently structures procurements to maximize small business set-asides, with 60% of her acquisitions designated under FAR 19.5 for total small business competition. This reflects a deliberate strategy to cultivate a resilient supplier base of capable small firms in advanced manufacturing and engineering services, ensuring innovation and competition within the defense test infrastructure ecosystem. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS 333517 (Machine Tool Manufacturing) and 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction), reflecting the branch’s need for custom fabrication and facility infrastructure upgrades, alongside NAICS 334413 (Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing) for sensor and data acquisition systems. She specializes in procuring high-precision mechanical components, structural modifications for test facilities, and embedded electronics critical to hypersonic and propulsion research.