Steven Pekuence

Steven Pekuence serves as a key procurement professional within the FA8726 Aflcmc Hnk C3IN, a critical component of the Department of the Air Force responsible for sustaining and modernizing expeditionary command, control, communications, intelligence, and network (C3IN) capabilities. He manages the acquisition lifecycle for mission-critical IT and systems integration services that enable secure, resilient, and interoperable communication architectures for global air and space operations. His portfolio primarily focuses on cloud-enabled productivity tools, artificial intelligence-enabled analytics, and deployable communications systems, ensuring that theater-level forces maintain operational advantage through cutting-edge digital infrastructure. Pekuence maintains a consistent working relationship with FEDCON-1, LLC, a primary contractor supporting the agency’s C3IN modernization initiatives. His procurement patterns reflect a reliance on experienced, non-traditional defense contractors with proven expertise in rapid deployment of secure network solutions and enterprise IT modernization. These partnerships are characterized by long-term, performance-based task order agreements under indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) vehicles, emphasizing agility, cybersecurity compliance, and system interoperability across joint and coalition environments. Pekuence’s contracting activity shows no preference for socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven prioritization of technical capability, speed of delivery, and system readiness over socioeconomic criteria, aligning with the urgent operational tempo of expeditionary C3IN requirements. His procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), encompassing systems engineering, network architecture design, AI/ML integration, cyber-hardened cloud services, and enterprise software development. He procures specialized technical services that support the integration of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) technologies into classified and unclassified military networks, demonstrating deep expertise in securing and scaling digital capabilities for dynamic, contested operational domains.