Samantha M. Overdear

Samantha M. Overdear serves as a key procurement professional within the 4th Combat Communications Squadron (FA4809), supporting the Department of the Air Force’s mission to deliver resilient, secure, and expeditionary communications infrastructure for global air operations. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on mission-critical systems including secure radio and broadcast equipment, aircraft subsystems, and specialized cybersecurity services. Her work ensures operational readiness by aligning procurement strategy with the squadron’s modernization priorities, emphasizing rapid deployment, interoperability, and force protection in contested environments. Overdear maintains established relationships with a core group of contractors including Solomon Engineering, Inc., Branscome Operating, LLC, Western Metal Supply Company, Inc., X Cell Management Inc., and Textron Systems Corporation. These partnerships reflect a balanced approach between specialized small businesses and established defense industry providers, with a preference for vendors capable of delivering integrated communications hardware, ruggedized electronics, and technical support services tailored to austere operational conditions. Her contracting patterns suggest a focus on long-term vendor collaboration and technical adaptability over transactional procurement. She demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with over half of her acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5, reflecting a deliberate strategy to cultivate a diverse supplier base capable of meeting niche military communications requirements. While no specific socioeconomic set-asides are dominant, her portfolio consistently prioritizes small business eligibility, reinforcing the Air Force’s broader goals of innovation and workforce development. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS codes 334220 (radio and wireless communications equipment), 333921 (elevator and moving stairway manufacturing—likely for facility infrastructure), 336350 (powertrain components for mobility platforms), 423430 (computer and peripheral equipment wholesale), and 541350 (building inspection services). This eclectic mix underscores her role in supporting both tactical communications systems and the physical infrastructure enabling their deployment, requiring deep technical understanding across civil, mechanical, and electronic domains.