Barbara Powell

Barbara Powell serves as a Contracting Officer for the FA4418 628 Cons Pk unit under the Department of the Air Force, where she manages the acquisition of mission-critical infrastructure and facility support services at Joint Base Charleston and associated installations. Her portfolio centers on sustaining and modernizing military facilities through construction, maintenance, and utility systems procurement, ensuring operational readiness and infrastructure resilience. She routinely handles fixed-price and cost-reimbursement contracts under FAR Part 36 for building construction, civil engineering, and environmental systems, aligning acquisitions with Air Force Base Infrastructure Modernization priorities. Powell maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors specializing in facility construction and essential base services, including MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC for commercial and institutional building projects, PROTECT KITCHEN EXHAUST CLEANING, LLC for facility hygiene compliance, ACCESS PORTABLE TOILETS INC for temporary sanitation support, and ML Armaments LLC for specialized security-related infrastructure. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, compliance, and performance-based outcomes, fostering long-term vendor partnerships grounded in quality and mission alignment. Her contracting patterns reflect a balanced commitment to socioeconomic programs, with HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and no set-aside categories each accounting for 28.6% of her awards, alongside 14.3% allocated to general small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This demonstrates a deliberate effort to promote equitable access while maintaining flexibility to meet urgent operational needs. Powell’s primary technical focus lies in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), complemented by significant activity in water and sewer infrastructure (237110), heavy civil engineering (237990), highway construction (237310), and roofing (238160). She specializes in procuring integrated facility systems that support airfield operations, utility reliability, and environmental compliance, demonstrating deep expertise in military construction standards and lifecycle asset management.