Bernadine A. Mack

Bernadine A. Mack serves as a Contract Specialist within the FA8823 Sustainment MCPNT SSC/PKL, a critical unit under the Department of the Air Force responsible for sustaining and modernizing aerospace and space-based defense systems. In this role, she manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for mission-critical infrastructure supporting guided missile systems, satellite communications, and global positioning infrastructure. Her expertise lies in structuring and administering complex acquisitions aligned with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) requirements, ensuring technical compliance and operational readiness of national security assets. She routinely handles construction and civil engineering contracts essential to maintaining launch facilities, ground stations, and associated command and control infrastructure. While specific contractor names are not available, her procurement patterns reflect a strong emphasis on partnerships with small business concerns, particularly those certified under the 8(a) Business Development Program. She consistently prioritizes competed 8(a) set-asides, demonstrating a strategic alignment with federal socioeconomic goals and a preference for fostering innovation through disadvantaged business enterprises. Her working relationships are characterized by collaborative engagement with small business contractors capable of delivering specialized construction and sustainment services under tight operational timelines and stringent security protocols. Ms. Mack’s procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 237110—Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction—indicating a specialized need for civil infrastructure supporting sensitive defense installations. This includes the design and construction of utility systems, drainage networks, foundations, and other subsurface structures critical to the integrity and functionality of aerospace and space operations facilities. Her technical domain expertise lies at the intersection of military construction standards and national security infrastructure, requiring deep familiarity with DoD facility requirements, environmental compliance, and expeditionary construction methodologies. Her work ensures that physical infrastructure keeps pace with evolving mission demands in space and missile sustainment.