Nanette R Rogers-Vigil

Nanette R. Rogers-Vigil serves as a key procurement lead within the Air Force Research Laboratory’s RDK division (FA9451), supporting the development and fielding of advanced directed energy, electro-optic, and laser-based systems critical to air dominance and national security. She manages acquisitions aligned with the agency’s mission to pioneer next-generation aerospace technologies, primarily procuring facilities support services that enable high-value R&D operations, including laboratory infrastructure, technical staffing, and mission-critical logistics. Her work ensures that cutting-edge scientific capabilities are sustained through timely, compliant contract execution in a highly specialized technical environment. While specific contractor names are not publicly disclosed, Rogers-Vigil maintains consistent partnerships with a mix of large defense contractors and small businesses qualified to deliver specialized facilities and operational support services for classified and unclassified R&D environments. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for agile, performance-based contracting vehicles that accommodate rapid prototyping and adaptive research timelines, fostering collaborative vendor relationships grounded in technical expertise and regulatory compliance. Rogers-Vigil demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with 66.7% of her awards designated for 8(a) competed set-asides, underscoring a deliberate strategy to empower small, disadvantaged businesses with the technical capacity to support complex aerospace R&D. This pattern reflects a deliberate effort to broaden the industrial base and integrate innovative small firms into the national security supply chain, aligning with Department of the Air Force mandates for equitable opportunity and capability diversification. Her procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 561210 (Facilities Support Services), encompassing a wide array of technical support functions including laboratory operations, equipment maintenance, safety compliance, and mission-enabling infrastructure management. She procures services that sustain the operational readiness of advanced test facilities, ensuring that researchers have the physical and logistical backbone necessary to advance laser vulnerability analysis, electro-optic sensor development, and precision instrumentation systems.