TSgt Jeffrey Harris

SSgt Harris serves as a key procurement professional within the Department of the Air Force, supporting the acquisition of critical aerospace and information systems essential to maintaining air superiority and space dominance. Though formally unclassified in title, their role centers on managing complex contracting actions for advanced avionics, C5ISRT capabilities, and next-generation platform sustainment. They operate within the broader DoD acquisition framework to ensure timely delivery of mission-critical technologies aligned with Air Force modernization priorities, often coordinating across technical, logistics, and cyber domains to align contract requirements with operational needs. SSgt Harris maintains consistent contracting relationships with industry leaders including The Boeing Company and Lockheed Martin Corporation, partnering with these prime contractors on large-scale systems integration, sensor development, and aerospace component procurement. These relationships reflect a pattern of engagement with Tier-1 defense primes for high-complexity, mission-essential programs, often involving technical specifications tied to classified or controlled unclassified information. The working dynamic suggests a focus on performance-based acquisition strategies and risk-managed contract vehicles to support rapid fielding and sustainment cycles. A pronounced preference for Total Small Business Set-Asides (60%) underscores SSgt Harris’s strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals. While the majority of awards are structured to enable small business participation under FAR 19.5, a smaller but meaningful portion supports 8(a) competed contracts, indicating deliberate inclusion of disadvantaged firms in high-value technical opportunities. This pattern reflects a deliberate effort to broaden the defense industrial base while maintaining mission readiness. Their procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS categories related to aeronautical system manufacturing (334511), aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment (336413), and specialized machinery leasing (532490), with notable activity in independent creative services (711510) for training and simulation content. This indicates expertise in procuring both hardware-intensive systems and niche technical services that support training, maintenance, and operational readiness across the Air Force’s evolving fleet and cyber-enabled command structures.