Sabrina McAlister

Sabrina McAlister serves as a key procurement lead within the FA2823 AFTC PZIO, a specialized unit of the Department of the Air Force focused on advancing airborne and ground-based sensing, communication, and test instrumentation systems. She manages acquisitions for high-precision avionics, electronic warfare, radar, and signal intelligence platforms, ensuring mission-critical test and evaluation infrastructure remains modernized and operationally ready. Her portfolio centers on complex technical systems requiring rigorous certification and integration, including navigation guidance systems, industrial process control instruments, and wireless communications equipment. McAlister’s work directly supports the Air Force’s strategic imperatives in electromagnetic spectrum dominance and aerospace system readiness. She maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of contractors, including TOM HAMMONDS ENTERPRISES, LLC, STREET LEGAL INDUSTRIES, INC, SPEEGLE CONSTRUCTION, INC, DETECT INC, and THE CONTROLS COMPANY, LLC. These relationships reflect a preference for specialized vendors with proven expertise in ruggedized instrumentation, signal processing hardware, and mission-specific test bed development. McAlister’s contracting approach emphasizes technical capability over scale, often engaging niche manufacturers with deep domain knowledge in aerospace test environments. A strong advocate for small business participation, McAlister directs 75% of her acquisitions toward total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, consistently prioritizing vendors certified as small, woman-owned, or service-disabled veteran-owned. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a deliberate commitment to expanding the industrial base by empowering capable small firms with niche technical competencies in defense electronics and instrumentation. Her procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS codes 334511 and 334513, reflecting expertise in aeronautical system manufacturing and industrial measurement instrumentation, with additional emphasis on 334220 for wireless communications equipment. She regularly procures embedded sensor arrays, real-time data acquisition systems, and electromagnetic compatibility test platforms, underscoring her technical proficiency in aerospace test and evaluation domains.