Samantha Miller

Samantha Miller serves as a Program Manager with the Department of the Air Force, where she leads the planning, execution, and oversight of mission-critical information technology acquisitions. In this role, she ensures alignment between operational requirements and federal procurement regulations, managing the full lifecycle of contracts for computing infrastructure and digital services. Her portfolio centers on modernizing Air Force data environments, enabling secure cloud-based operations, and supporting mission-critical data processing capabilities. She works closely with technical stakeholders to translate mission needs into solicitation requirements and evaluates vendor proposals for technical merit, compliance, and sustainment readiness. Miller’s contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and open competition, with no set-asides currently reflected in her award patterns. She prioritizes full and open competition to ensure access to the broadest range of qualified vendors, fostering innovation through competitive bidding while maintaining strict adherence to Federal Acquisition Regulation standards. Her procurement strategy reflects a focus on capability, scalability, and cybersecurity resilience rather than socioeconomic preferences. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 518210, encompassing computing infrastructure providers, data processing services, web hosting, and related IT support. She routinely acquires cloud computing platforms, managed data center services, cybersecurity-enabling infrastructure, and enterprise-level IT operations support. Her domain expertise lies in hybrid and secure cloud architectures, high-performance computing environments, and mission data pipelines that support aerospace and defense operations. Miller collaborates with a diverse array of prime contractors specializing in federal IT modernization, including firms with proven track records in DoD cloud migration, zero-trust architecture implementation, and automated data management. Her working relationships are built on technical rigor, contract compliance, and delivery reliability, with an emphasis on long-term service performance over transactional procurement.