Sara Rushing

Sara Rushing serves as a Contract Specialist within the FA8773 Acc 38 Cons agency under the Department of the Air Force, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions to sustain cyberspace operations and space security infrastructure. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts supporting advanced IT systems, secure communications platforms, and facility-based computing environments essential to high-tempo cyber training and operational readiness. Her portfolio centers on complex, technical procurements requiring stringent compliance with DoD cybersecurity standards, including NIST SP 800-53 and RMF protocols, ensuring alignment with Air Force digital modernization priorities. Rushing maintains a consistent working relationship with Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, a trusted contractor delivering specialized cyber defense solutions, mission-critical software development, and secure infrastructure integration services. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, long-term vendor partnerships, and rigorous technical evaluation criteria, fostering reliable delivery of capabilities that support classified and unclassified operational environments. She prioritizes vendor accountability, compliance with cybersecurity maturity models, and adherence to acquisition regulations under FAR and DFARS. Rushing’s contracting activity reflects a 100% no set-aside preference, indicating a focus on full and open competition to ensure access to the broadest range of technical expertise and innovative solutions. While she does not prioritize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her process remains transparent and compliant with all federal acquisition mandates, ensuring equitable opportunity within a competitive marketplace. Her primary procurement focus lies in technical domains related to cyber operations, space systems support, and secure IT infrastructure, aligning with NAICS categories such as 541512 (Computer Systems Design), 541513 (Custom Computer Programming), and 541519 (Other Computer Related Services). She routinely acquires advanced cybersecurity tools, secure network architecture services, training systems for cyber warfare personnel, and facility-hardened computing environments critical to Air Force mission success.