Tiyanna Lockhart

Tiyanna Lockhart serves as a key procurement professional within the FA8524 unit of the Department of the Air Force, responsible for managing acquisitions critical to the sustainment and modernization of airborne avionics, flight control systems, and auxiliary power components. She plays a central role in ensuring operational readiness of Air Force aircraft by overseeing the acquisition of complex electronic and mechanical subsystems, including radar suites, communication networks, and navigation integrations. Her portfolio primarily involves competitive contracting actions for high-reliability aerospace components, with a focus on technical specifications aligned with military standards such as MIL-STD and DO-160. Lockhart’s work directly supports the agency’s mission to maintain mission-critical aircraft platforms through timely, compliant, and technically rigorous procurement processes. Lockhart collaborates with a diverse range of defense aerospace contractors specializing in avionics integration, component manufacturing, and maintenance services. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she routinely engages with Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers possessing AS9100 certification and relevant ITAR compliance credentials. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical validation, and lifecycle support, fostering long-term vendor partnerships grounded in quality assurance and supply chain resilience. Lockhart’s contracting activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic preference for maximizing technical capability and industrial base breadth rather than socioeconomic set-asides, though she remains compliant with all federal small business reporting requirements. Her approach prioritizes mission need over socioeconomic classification, ensuring access to the most qualified industrial providers regardless of business size or certification status. Her procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing) and 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), with additional activity in 811219 (Other Electronic and Mechanical Repair and Maintenance). She specializes in procuring flight-critical components, including integrated avionics modules, flight control actuators, and auxiliary power units, demonstrating deep technical fluency in aerospace systems engineering and military logistics frameworks.