Rebecca Graham

Rebecca Graham supports critical procurement activities for the FA2518 USSF SPOC/SAIO under the Department of the Air Force, where she facilitates acquisitions that advance space domain capabilities for the U.S. Space Force. Her work centers on securing specialized engineering, research, and information technology services essential to sustaining and modernizing space-based surveillance, satellite communications, and electromagnetic warfare systems. She manages complex contract vehicles requiring technical rigor and rapid responsiveness to evolving operational needs in contested space environments, ensuring alignment with national security priorities and mission-critical timelines. She maintains longstanding partnerships with leading defense and aerospace contractors including Keystone Mission Solutions Corp, Riverside Research Institute, and Bowhead Information Technology Service LLC. These relationships are characterized by deep technical collaboration, with vendors providing tailored solutions in space systems engineering, signal processing, and secure computing infrastructure. Her procurement approach emphasizes proven performance, technical innovation, and seamless integration of commercial and government-off-the-shelf technologies into operational space architectures. Rebecca’s contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside categories. This indicates a strategic focus on selecting the most capable and qualified providers regardless of socioeconomic status, prioritizing mission readiness and technical excellence over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, her team ensures fair and open competition that allows all eligible vendors to compete on technical merit. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in Physical and Engineering Sciences), followed by engineering services, computing infrastructure, and other professional technical services. She consistently acquires advanced space systems R&D, secure data processing platforms, satellite communications payloads, and electromagnetic spectrum analysis tools, demonstrating deep expertise in space domain awareness, resilient satellite architectures, and next-generation space communications technologies.