Barbara M Leo

Barbara M. Leo serves as a Contracting Specialist within the Department of the Air Force at FA2517 21 Cons Bldg 350, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions to modernize defense infrastructure and enhance operational readiness. Her portfolio focuses on procuring facility systems, electronic communication equipment, and fire safety technologies essential to sustaining Air Force installations. She manages a diverse range of contract actions under FAR Part 15, including competitive sealed bidding and negotiated procurements, ensuring compliance with defense acquisition regulations and mission-driven outcomes. Her work directly supports the agency’s strategic priorities in infrastructure resilience and technological integration across active-duty sites. Barbara maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors, including ASTERI CONSULTING SERVICES LLC, AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, ARHAB LLC, and PRIMEPRO BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LLC. These partnerships reflect a blend of specialized engineering, construction, and technical services firms that deliver integrated solutions for facility modernization and mission support systems. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous source selection, and long-term vendor collaboration to ensure quality, timeliness, and compliance with DoD standards. Her procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 75% of awards issued without set-asides, while maintaining a meaningful 25% commitment to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This balance underscores her dedication to fostering competition while ensuring broad small business participation across socioeconomic categories, including SBA-certified small businesses without favoring specific programs like 8(a) or HUBZone. Barbara’s primary NAICS focus areas include 423850 for service establishment equipment and supplies, 711510 for independent artists and performers, and 512110 for motion picture and video production. These reflect a unique blend of procurement needs spanning physical infrastructure components, technical documentation services, and multimedia support for training and operational briefings, demonstrating her expertise in managing non-traditional defense acquisitions alongside conventional facility modernization efforts.