Valerie Evans

Valerie Evans serves as a secondary contracting professional within the FA8579 Software Support AFSC PZIM, supporting the Department of the Air Force’s mission to sustain and modernize mission-critical avionics, electronic warfare systems, and embedded flight software. While not the primary contracting officer, she plays a vital role in executing complex procurements for electronic test equipment, secure computing infrastructure, and software sustainment services that ensure operational readiness of Air Force platforms. Her work centers on acquisition lifecycle management for technical systems requiring stringent certification, including DO-178C-compliant software and MIL-STD-461-compliant instrumentation, often coordinating with program managers and engineering teams to align contracting strategy with technical requirements. Evans maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including GREENBRIER GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS INC, STERLING COMPUTERS CORPORATION, GREEN HILLS SOFTWARE LLC, MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC, and SYSTEL INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established defense technology providers with proven expertise in real-time embedded systems, firmware development, and specialized instrumentation. Her procurement patterns emphasize long-term sustainment contracts and task-order-based support, fostering stable vendor relationships built on technical reliability and compliance with military standards. Her set-aside preferences show a strong orientation toward open competition, with 78.3% of acquisitions conducted without set-asides. Nevertheless, she actively supports small business participation, with nearly 20% of awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5 and a modest but intentional allocation to 8(a) competed contracts, reflecting a balanced approach to competition and socioeconomic goals. Her procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 334515 for electronic test and measurement instrumentation, 541330 for engineering services supporting avionics integration, and 541519 for specialized computer services. She routinely procures ruggedized hardware, DO-178C-certified software development, and cybersecurity-hardened computing platforms critical to radar, electronic attack, and flight control systems.