Rimas Kucenas

Rimas Kucenas serves as Program Manager for the FA8823 Sustainment MCPNT SSC/PKL under the Department of the Air Force, where he oversees the lifecycle sustainment and modernization of critical aerospace and space-based systems essential to national defense. His responsibilities include managing complex acquisition strategies for guided missile systems, satellite communications platforms, and global positioning infrastructure, ensuring operational readiness through timely contract execution and technical oversight. Kucenas plays a pivotal role in aligning procurement activities with Air Force Space Command’s strategic modernization goals, specializing in performance-based contracting, engineering services, and systems integration for high-reliability defense platforms. While specific contractor names are not currently available in the procurement record, Kucenas maintains a robust network of prime contractors and systems integrators with proven expertise in space domain awareness, secure communications, and precision navigation technologies. His working relationships typically involve long-term, performance-driven partnerships with firms possessing ITAR compliance, DoD clearance levels, and experience in sustaining legacy and next-generation space systems. He emphasizes technical proficiency, supply chain resilience, and mission-critical delivery timelines in vendor selection. Kucenas demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, consistently prioritizing small business participation through 8(a), HUBZone, and SDVOSB set-asides where feasible. His acquisition approach integrates small business subcontracting requirements into task order structures, fostering innovation and capacity building among qualified disadvantaged and veteran-owned firms. He actively seeks opportunities to leverage small business capabilities in systems engineering, logistics support, and software modernization. His primary procurement focus centers on NAICS categories related to aerospace product and parts manufacturing, defense electronics, and satellite communications services. Kucenas specializes in acquiring advanced guidance systems, secure data links, ground control station upgrades, and space vehicle sustainment services. His technical domain expertise spans space architecture, electronic warfare compatibility, and mission-critical software development for space-based command and control systems.