Sheri Burks

Sheri Burks serves as a key procurement lead within the Department of the Air Force’s FA2517 21 Cons Bldg 350 office, responsible for managing mission-critical acquisitions that support infrastructure modernization and operational readiness across Air Force installations. Her work centers on securing advanced electronic, communication, and fire safety systems essential to sustaining secure, resilient defense facilities. She oversees the full lifecycle of contracts for technical equipment and integrated systems, ensuring compliance with DoD standards while aligning purchases with strategic priorities in facility resilience and digital modernization. Burks maintains consistent contracting relationships with a select group of specialized vendors, 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 preference for firms with proven expertise in defense-grade audio/video systems, facility integration, and technical consulting services. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, technical proficiency, and long-term vendor performance, fostering stable, performance-driven relationships with contractors capable of delivering complex, mission-aligned solutions. Burks’s procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on technical capability over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing the most qualified vendors regardless of business size or certification status. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, her contracting patterns remain transparent and competitive, ensuring value-driven outcomes aligned with Air Force operational requirements. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334310 (Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing) and NAICS 511210 (Software Publishers), indicating deep specialization in the acquisition of secure communication hardware, embedded media systems, and mission-critical software platforms. She routinely procures integrated electronic systems for facility monitoring, emergency response, and command and control environments, demonstrating technical fluency in defense-grade infrastructure modernization.