Sierra Hunter

Sierra Hunter 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 managing the acquisition lifecycle for critical aerospace and space-based sustainment programs. Her responsibilities include planning, soliciting, awarding, and administering contracts for guided missile systems, space vehicle platforms, and associated command, control, and communications infrastructure. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement actions with the agency’s mission to maintain operational readiness of national defense assets. Hunter routinely handles complex, technically demanding acquisitions involving advanced propulsion, avionics, satellite subsystems, and mission-critical software integration. Hunter collaborates with a select group of prime contractors specializing in defense aerospace manufacturing and systems integration, primarily those with deep expertise in guided missile and space vehicle production. Her working relationships are characterized by long-term partnership models, including cost-reimbursement and fixed-price incentive contracts, often involving technical oversight of engineering deliverables and performance-based acquisition strategies. She works closely with industry partners who maintain ITAR compliance and possess proven track records in sustaining legacy and next-generation defense platforms. Hunter’s procurement portfolio reflects a strict focus on open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted without set-aside designations. While she does not prioritize socioeconomic programs such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB, her approach emphasizes technical capability, past performance, and industrial base resilience over socioeconomic preferences, ensuring mission-critical requirements are met by qualified, high-capacity vendors. Her primary procurement focus is centered on NAICS 336414 — Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing — encompassing the sustainment and modernization of intercontinental ballistic missiles, satellite constellations, ground control segments, and secure space-based communications systems. She possesses deep technical familiarity with propulsion systems, orbital mechanics, RF payloads, and MIL-STD compliance, making her a key liaison between engineering teams and industry suppliers in the national security space domain.