Air Force moves at the speed of startups with 100 contract awards in 40 hours

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Contracting officials and innovators from across the Air

Lt. Col. Jorge Manresa, a contracting officer with the Air Force Installation Contracting Agency’s 338th Specialized Contracting Squadron, and AFWERX-Austin Liaison, conducts a briefing for the contracting team at the beginning of their effort to award 50 contracts in 50 hours. The team spent a week from Nov. 5-9 working on the project and ended up awarding more than 100 contracts in 40 hours, significantly reducing the amount of time it takes to award contracts to businesses. (Courtesy photo)