Samuel E. Cochran

Samuel E. Cochran serves as a Contracting Officer within the FA8773 Acc 38 Cons agency under the Department of the Air Force, where he leads the acquisition of mission-critical cyber and space systems essential to national defense readiness. His portfolio encompasses the procurement of secure communications infrastructure, cyber operations training platforms, and hardened IT environments supporting high-tempo operational domains. Cochran ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning contract strategies with the agency’s focus on advanced cyberspace capabilities and space domain awareness. He manages full lifecycle contracts—from solicitation to closeout—for complex, classified, and technically demanding systems that directly enable Air Force cyber and space mission execution. Cochran maintains a primary contracting relationship with AEROSPACE & COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, a key vendor providing specialized cyber defense solutions, secure network architectures, and mission-specific IT services. His working relationship with this contractor reflects a pattern of sustained, performance-based engagements rooted in technical expertise and operational reliability. While he collaborates with a limited number of trusted vendors, his approach emphasizes long-term partnerships built on demonstrated capability, compliance, and mission alignment rather than broad vendor diversification. Cochran’s procurement portfolio reflects a strict preference for full and open competition, with 100% of his awards issued under no set-aside conditions. He does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs, instead prioritizing technical merit and mission-critical capability over socioeconomic criteria. This approach underscores his focus on mission assurance and operational urgency, particularly in environments where rapid deployment and proven performance are non-negotiable. His acquisition focus centers on NAICS categories related to cybersecurity services, information technology system integration, and defense electronics, with an emphasis on secure software development, network defense tools, and facility-based computing infrastructure for sensitive operations. Cochran routinely procures advanced cyber training simulators, encrypted communications hardware, and mission-specific software platforms tailored to Air Force cyber and space operational requirements.