Bartton "Corey" Ball

Bartton "Corey" Ball serves as a key procurement lead within the Department of the Air Force’s FA5004 354 Cons Pk facility, where he manages acquisitions critical to sustaining aerospace operations at remote and expeditionary sites. His responsibilities center on securing infrastructure modernization, preventive maintenance systems, and mission-enabling equipment to ensure airfield readiness and operational resilience. He routinely handles complex contracting actions under FAR Part 19 for small business set-asides, focusing on industrial and technical solutions that support rapid deployment and long-term facility integrity. His work directly enables the agency’s strategic priorities in infrastructure resilience and operational continuity. Ball maintains a primary contracting relationship with Combat Medical Systems LLC, a Huntersville-based vendor that delivers specialized equipment aligned with the facility’s unique operational demands. His procurement pattern reflects a consistent preference for established small business partners with proven capabilities in ruggedized systems and field-deployable hardware. He fosters long-term vendor partnerships grounded in performance reliability and compliance with military specifications, often engaging contractors through indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) and basic ordering agreements to ensure responsive support. All of Ball’s acquisitions are structured under a 100% Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5), demonstrating an unwavering commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals. He prioritizes full small business participation without leveraging other set-aside categories, ensuring that contracts are awarded exclusively to small businesses capable of meeting stringent military standards. This approach reinforces the agency’s mandate to cultivate a robust small business industrial base in support of national defense readiness. His procurement focus is concentrated in two NAICS categories: 333111 (Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing) and 339920 (Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing), reflecting an unusual but mission-driven alignment with ruggedized, high-durability equipment typically used in extreme environments. He procures heavy-duty mechanical systems, field-deployable maintenance tools, and specialized non-standard hardware that bridge civilian industrial manufacturing with military operational requirements, demonstrating expertise in adapting commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) solutions for austere aerospace support missions.