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, supporting the sustainment and modernization of expeditionary airfield infrastructure and mission-critical operational systems. He manages acquisitions for industrial, mechanical, and logistical support capabilities essential to maintaining aerospace readiness at remote and austere locations. His portfolio encompasses infrastructure resilience projects, preventive maintenance systems, and rapid-deployment construction enablers, ensuring continuous operational capability through timely and compliant contracting actions. Ball’s work directly aligns with the agency’s strategic imperative to enhance infrastructure durability and operational tempo under dynamic conditions. His primary contractor relationship is with Combat Medical Systems LLC, a vendor providing specialized equipment and technical services critical to field operations. While this partnership is prominent, Ball engages a diverse base of suppliers, including small businesses and niche manufacturers capable of delivering custom-engineered solutions for industrial and aviation support systems. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based requirements and vendor reliability, fostering long-term partnerships with firms that demonstrate technical proficiency and logistical agility in expeditionary environments. Ball exhibits a strong preference for small business set-asides, with over 57% of his awards designated under FAR 19.5 Total Small Business Set-Aside, reflecting a deliberate commitment to expanding socioeconomic participation in mission-critical contracts. He consistently prioritizes small business eligibility, including HUBZone and SDVOSB firms, to broaden the industrial base and enhance innovation capacity within the defense supply chain. His procurement focus centers on five key NAICS categories: fabricated structural metal manufacturing, industrial truck and stacker machinery, turbine generator systems, other airport operations, and nonresidential building lessors. These reflect expertise in procuring specialized infrastructure components, material handling systems, power generation units, airfield support services, and facility leasing arrangements essential to sustaining expeditionary air operations.