Sara E Lawlyes

Sara E. Lawlyes serves as a Contract Specialist within the FA8823 Sustainment MCPNT SSC/PKL under the Department of the Air Force, where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions to sustain and modernize critical aerospace and space-based defense systems. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle management of contracts for guided missile systems, satellite communications infrastructure, and global positioning technology, ensuring operational readiness through timely, compliant, and mission-critical procurement actions. She works closely with technical stakeholders to translate capability requirements into solicitation language, negotiate contract terms, and oversee performance compliance, directly supporting the agency’s mission to maintain U.S. superiority in space and missile defense domains. Lawlyes collaborates with a network of defense primes and specialized engineering firms engaged in guided missile manufacturing and advanced R&D, fostering partnerships grounded in technical rigor and regulatory adherence. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages vendors with proven expertise in space vehicle integration, propulsion systems, and command-and-control architecture, emphasizing performance-based contracting and risk mitigation strategies. Her approach prioritizes long-term sustainment partnerships over transactional engagements, ensuring continuity in system lifecycle support. Her procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted without set-aside designations, indicating a focus on technical capability and mission urgency over socioeconomic classifications. This reflects the specialized, high-consequence nature of the systems she supports, where performance and security often outweigh socioeconomic targeting criteria. Lawlyes’ primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336414 (Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing) and 336414 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences), underscoring her deep engagement with advanced aerospace engineering, systems integration, and defense R&D. She routinely procures mission-critical hardware, software-defined payloads, and test and evaluation services essential to sustaining the nation’s space and missile defense architecture.