Renee F. Arcuri

Renee Arcuri serves as a key procurement professional within the Air Force Research Laboratory’s FA8750 Rik office, supporting the Department of the Air Force’s mission to advance foundational research in aerospace and defense technologies. She manages complex R&D acquisitions focused on autonomous systems, resilient communications, AI-enabled battle-space awareness, and quantum-enabled technologies. Her work ensures that cutting-edge scientific innovations are rapidly transitioned into operational capabilities through competitive, performance-based contracting methods, aligning with the agency’s strategic imperatives in physical and engineering sciences. Arcuri maintains strong working relationships with leading defense and technology contractors, including Booz Allen Hamilton, Lockheed Martin, Eaton Corporation, Technergetics, LLC, and Caelight, Inc. These partnerships reflect a preference for established industry leaders with proven expertise in high-risk, high-reward R&D environments. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, innovation capture, and mission-critical performance, often engaging contractors through Other Transaction Authorities (OTAs) and basic ordering agreements to accelerate prototyping and transition timelines. Her procurement portfolio exhibits a strong orientation toward open competition, with 83.3% of awards issued without set-asides, reflecting the specialized nature of the technical requirements and the limited pool of qualified offerors. Nevertheless, she consistently allocates 16.7% of awards to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured but meaningful commitment to small business participation in advanced science and engineering domains. Arcuri’s acquisitions are exclusively classified under NAICS 541712—Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology). She procures advanced sensors, free-space optical communication systems, machine learning algorithms, quantum hardware prototypes, and integrated autonomy architectures, requiring deep technical understanding of DoD science and technology priorities. Her expertise lies in bridging laboratory innovation with operational readiness through agile, science-driven contracting practices.