Sandra F. Sims

Sandra F. Sims serves as a Contract Specialist within the Department of the Air Force’s FA2517 21 Cons Bldg 350 office, where she manages mission-critical acquisitions to sustain and modernize defense infrastructure. Her portfolio centers on procuring custom software solutions, electronic systems, and facility-related services essential to operational readiness and cybersecurity resilience. She plays a pivotal role in executing strategic procurement initiatives aligned with Air Force infrastructure modernization goals, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while delivering technically complex solutions that support secure, high-performance environments across installations. Sims maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of prime contractors, including ASTERI CONSULTING SERVICES LLC, AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, ARHAB LLC, and PRIMEPRO BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on firms capable of delivering integrated technical services, from custom programming to facility systems integration. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous technical evaluation, and long-term vendor collaboration to ensure reliable delivery of mission-enabling capabilities under tight operational timelines. While the majority of her acquisitions are conducted without set-asides, she consistently allocates approximately 27.3% of her portfolio to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for qualified small businesses. Her socioeconomic contracting patterns prioritize broad-based small business participation without favoring specific designations, fostering a competitive and inclusive vendor ecosystem aligned with DoD procurement goals. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services), reflecting deep expertise in software development, systems integration, and defense-specific IT modernization. She also procures electronic computer manufacturing services under NAICS 334111 and commercial machinery repair under NAICS 811310, underscoring a technical domain spanning software, hardware, and facility systems. Sims’ work ensures that Air Force infrastructure remains technologically current, secure, and operationally resilient.