Audra L Novotnak

Audra L. Novotnak serves as a Contract Officer with the FA3016 502 Cons Cl under the Department of the Air Force, where she manages mission-critical acquisitions to sustain Air Force installation readiness. Her portfolio focuses on procuring specialized maintenance, medical, and facility services that ensure operational environments remain technologically advanced and compliant with federal standards. She routinely handles complex contract actions under FAR Part 12 and Part 15, including performance-based service acquisitions and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) vehicles, ensuring alignment with Air Force infrastructure modernization priorities. Novotnak maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including PERRY MANAGEMENT CORP OF SOUTH DAKOTA, L.L.C., WILLIAM T BROOKS & ASSOCIATES INC, CITADEL FEDERAL SOLUTIONS LLC, NEXLEGACY LLC, and AJ COMMERCIAL SERVICES, INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced service providers capable of delivering technical support, facility operations, and mission-enabling solutions under stringent security and compliance requirements. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance metrics, quality assurance, and contractor accountability to meet dynamic operational demands. A strong advocate for small business participation, Novotnak consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with approximately two-thirds of her awards reserved for small businesses. She also actively promotes Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) participation and maintains a balanced approach to open competitions when socioeconomic goals are met. Her procurement patterns reflect a deliberate strategy to expand vendor diversity while ensuring technical capability and mission readiness. Her primary procurement focus spans five NAICS categories, each representing 20% of her portfolio: custom computer programming services (541511), software publishing (511210), instrumentation for electrical measurement (334515), telephone apparatus manufacturing (334210), and sporting/athletic goods manufacturing (339920). This diverse technical scope underscores her expertise in acquiring both IT-enabled systems and specialized equipment critical to Air Force communications, medical diagnostics, and facility infrastructure.