Andrea Cervantes

Andrea Cervantes serves as a key procurement professional within the FA8571 Maintenance Contracting unit of the Department of the Air Force, responsible for securing critical maintenance and modernization services for aerospace test equipment, industrial instrumentation, and mission-critical electronic systems. Her work directly supports the operational readiness of Air Force maintenance facilities by ensuring reliable access to precision calibration, repair, and upgrade capabilities for avionics and laboratory-grade systems. She manages a diverse portfolio of contract actions under FAR Part 15, primarily focused on service-based acquisitions and specialized manufacturing, with an emphasis on sustaining legacy and next-generation test platforms essential to aircraft maintenance and systems validation. Cervantes maintains consistent working relationships with leading technical vendors including Teradyne, Inc., Keysight Technologies Inc., and Corelis, Inc., partnering with firms that provide advanced electronic test instrumentation, automated diagnostic software, and industrial repair services. She also collaborates with niche manufacturers such as Tyonek Machining and Fabrication, LLC, and consulting firms like Coho Consulting Group LLC, fostering long-term vendor partnerships grounded in technical expertise, rapid response, and compliance with military specification standards. These relationships reflect a preference for vendors with deep domain knowledge in aerospace maintenance ecosystems and proven ability to support complex, high-reliability environments. Her contracting approach prioritizes open competition, with 75% of awards issued without set-asides, yet she actively promotes small business participation through Total Small Business Set-Asides (18.8%) and Women-Owned Small Business awards (6.3%). This balanced strategy ensures market competitiveness while supporting socioeconomic goals under FAR Part 19. Cervantes’ procurement focus centers on NAICS 333924 (industrial material handling equipment), 811210 (electronic repair and maintenance), and 334513 (industrial measurement and control instruments), reflecting her technical expertise in sustaining precision test systems, automated calibration hardware, and embedded software solutions used in aircraft maintenance and laboratory environments. Her work bridges industrial automation, electronic systems integration, and mission-critical sustainment.