Rachelle H. Burns

Rachelle H. Burns serves as a Contract Specialist within the FA8773 Acc 38 Cons organization under the Department of the Air Force, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions to sustain cyberspace operations and space security infrastructure. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts supporting advanced IT systems, secure communications platforms, and facility-based computing environments essential to high-tempo cyber training and operational readiness. Her portfolio emphasizes technical services, systems integration, and specialized engineering support required to maintain classified and sensitive defense networks, ensuring compliance with DoD acquisition regulations and cybersecurity standards. Burns maintains a consistent working relationship with Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, a key contractor providing specialized cyber operations support, network defense solutions, and mission-enabling IT services. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for established industry partners with proven expertise in defense cyber domains, fostering long-term, performance-based vendor partnerships that prioritize reliability, security clearance compliance, and rapid scalability. She engages primarily with vendors possessing demonstrated capability in delivering tailored solutions for Air Force cyber and space mission requirements. Her contracting activity is exclusively conducted under open competition, with 100% of awards issued without set-aside designations such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB. This reflects a strategic focus on technical capability and mission necessity over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with the agency’s imperative to rapidly field high-assurance systems in contested domains. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her award profile, all procurements adhere to full and open competition requirements under FAR Part 6. The technical focus of her acquisitions centers on NAICS categories related to information technology services, cybersecurity engineering, and defense communications systems. She routinely procures advanced network security tools, secure cloud infrastructure, cyber training platforms, and facility support services for hardened computing environments, demonstrating deep domain expertise in the intersection of national defense and cyber operations.