Sabrina Benell

Sabrina Benell serves as a key procurement lead within the FA7000 10 Cons Lgc unit of the Department of the Air Force, supporting the U.S. Air Force Academy’s mission to maintain cutting-edge technical and scientific readiness. She manages complex acquisitions of precision instrumentation, laboratory-grade analytical equipment, and specialized aerospace testing systems critical to cadet training and advanced research. Her portfolio focuses on high-accuracy measuring devices, sensor arrays, and mission-critical technical systems that ensure operational excellence across flight simulation, propulsion analysis, and materials characterization labs. Benell’s work directly enables the modernization of academic and training infrastructure vital to future aerospace professionals. She maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of niche technology providers, including SAWASAWA LLC, BERNARD CAP, LLC, TEAL DRONES INC, BRANSCOME OPERATING, LLC, and LAVISION, INC.—firms known for their expertise in unmanned aerial systems, optical diagnostics, and laboratory automation. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, technical validation, and performance-based delivery, often requiring rigorous compliance with military-grade specifications and calibration standards. These relationships reflect a preference for specialized suppliers with proven capabilities in defense-relevant instrumentation rather than broad commercial vendors. Benell’s contracting patterns show a strong emphasis on socioeconomic diversity, with 33.3% of awards directed toward Women-Owned Small Businesses, reflecting a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for underrepresented entrepreneurs in high-tech defense sectors. The majority of her acquisitions—66.7%—are conducted without set-aside restrictions, indicating a primary focus on technical merit and mission necessity over socioeconomic categorization, while still actively integrating qualified small businesses into the supply chain. Her procurement domain centers on advanced scientific equipment for aerospace research, including spectrometers, wind tunnel sensors, laser Doppler velocimetry systems, and drone-based data collection platforms. She operates at the intersection of academic instrumentation and military-grade reliability, ensuring that all acquisitions meet stringent DoD standards for durability, repeatability, and data integrity in high-stakes training and R&D environments.