Nick Madrid

Nick Madrid supports the FA2518 USSF SPOC/SAIO in executing mission-critical procurement activities for the Department of the Air Force’s space domain capabilities. He manages the acquisition lifecycle for engineering, telecommunications, and computing infrastructure services essential to sustaining and modernizing space-based surveillance, satellite communications, and electromagnetic warfare systems. His work directly enables operational superiority in contested space environments by ensuring timely delivery of secure, resilient, and high-performance technical solutions. Madrid typically handles complex, performance-based contracts requiring stringent technical validation and systems integration expertise. He maintains established working relationships with leading defense and aerospace contractors including Keystone Mission Solutions Corp, Riverside Research Institute, and Bowhead Information Technology Service LLC. These partnerships are characterized by long-term, mission-aligned collaborations centered on advanced space systems engineering, data processing architecture, and secure cloud-enabled infrastructure. Madrid prioritizes vendors with proven track records in classified space operations and demonstrates a preference for firms capable of rapid prototyping, agile development, and integration with DoD space enterprise platforms. Madrid’s procurement portfolio reflects a strict focus on open competition, with 100% of acquisitions conducted without socioeconomic set-asides. This approach underscores a mission-driven emphasis on technical capability and operational readiness over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with the urgency and sensitivity of space domain requirements. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, contractors are evaluated on technical merit, past performance, and ability to meet stringent security and delivery timelines. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 518210 (computing infrastructure and data hosting services) and NAICS 541330 (engineering services), reflecting a deep specialization in space-ground architecture, real-time data processing, secure satellite communications, and electromagnetic spectrum management. He routinely acquires systems supporting space domain awareness, resilient satellite networks, and next-generation signal intelligence platforms, ensuring the USSF maintains technological advantage in an increasingly contested orbital environment.