Sarah Riffe

Sarah Riffe serves as a key procurement lead within the Air Force Test Center’s PZZD (Eglin), supporting the development and fielding of advanced airborne systems, guided missile technologies, and mission-critical avionics. She manages a portfolio of acquisitions focused on rapid prototyping, live-fire testing, and threat simulation capabilities, ensuring operational readiness through the integration of next-generation sensing, navigation, and electronic warfare systems. Her work directly enables the agency’s mission to validate and enhance air combat systems under realistic operational conditions, with a strong emphasis on agile contracting methods and technology transition from development to test environments. Riffe maintains a consistent working relationship with WAVELINK INC, a primary contractor providing specialized instrumentation and test support for electronic signal measurement and avionics integration. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established technical partners with proven expertise in high-fidelity test equipment and mission-specific software services, fostering long-term vendor collaboration to meet evolving test requirements. She frequently engages contractors capable of delivering custom hardware-software solutions under time-constrained schedules, emphasizing performance-based acquisition and delivery of mission-critical test assets. Her procurement strategy prioritizes open competition, with 66.7% of awards issued without set-aside constraints, while maintaining active participation in small business programs—16.7% of awards are allocated to Total Small Business Set-Asides and another 16.7% to 8(a) competed contracts. This balanced approach ensures access to innovative capabilities from both established vendors and certified small businesses, aligning with DoD objectives to broaden the industrial base while sustaining technical excellence. Riffe’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334515 (instrument manufacturing for electrical signal testing), 336112 (aircraft and missile component manufacturing), 541519 (other computer-related services), and 332439 (other metal container manufacturing). She regularly acquires precision test instrumentation, ruggedized electronic enclosures, embedded software for target systems, and mission-specific data acquisition hardware, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with avionics testbeds, electronic warfare simulation platforms, and integrated weapon system validation environments.