Alexander D. Shives

Alexander D. Shives serves as a Contract Specialist within the Department of the Air Force’s FA5004 354 Cons Pk facility, where he plays a pivotal role in executing procurement actions that sustain and modernize critical aerospace infrastructure at remote and expeditionary sites. His responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracts for construction, maintenance, and mission-enabling services, ensuring compliance with FAR and DFARS regulations while aligning acquisitions with the agency’s strategic priorities of airfield readiness and infrastructure resilience. Shives routinely handles complex, mission-critical procurements involving industrial equipment, facility upgrades, and rapid-deployment systems essential to sustaining operational tempo. Shives maintains a consistent working relationship with COMBAT MEDICAL SYSTEMS LLC, a key contractor providing specialized support services aligned with expeditionary operational needs. His contracting patterns reflect a preference for established vendors with proven capability in infrastructure sustainment and logistics support, often engaging firms with prior performance history on similar DoD projects. He fosters collaborative vendor partnerships grounded in reliability, compliance, and responsive execution, particularly for time-sensitive and geographically dispersed missions. A strong advocate for small business participation, Shives prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Aside contracts under FAR 19.5, with approximately 65% of his acquisitions reserved for small businesses. His contracting approach reflects a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic programs, consistently leveraging set-asides to enhance market access for small, disadvantaged, and service-disabled veteran-owned firms, thereby supporting broader DoD goals for equitable competition and industrial base diversity. His procurement focus centers on NAICS categories including 423390 (Other Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers), 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), and 237130 (Power and Communication Line Construction), indicating deep expertise in materials supply, facility modernization, and utility infrastructure. He also manages acquisitions in remediation services and equipment rental, demonstrating a multidisciplinary understanding of the logistical and environmental demands of expeditionary aerospace operations.