Brandon S. Lohse

Brandon S. Lohse serves as a Contract Specialist within the FA4800 633 Cons Pkp unit of the Department of the Air Force, where he manages mission-critical procurement actions to sustain airfield operations, base infrastructure, and operational readiness. His responsibilities include planning, soliciting, awarding, and administering contracts for technical services, facility support, and security systems, ensuring compliance with FAR and Air Force acquisition policies. Lohse plays a pivotal role in enabling the agency’s modernization goals by facilitating timely access to essential services that maintain cybersecurity resilience, communications infrastructure, and personnel welfare across installations. Lohse maintains consistent contracting relationships with key vendors including IMAGE BUSINESS INTERIORS LLC and NEXTGRADE INC, both of which provide specialized facility and technical services aligned with Air Force installation needs. His procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in performance-based contracting, resulting in reliable delivery of complex, mission-aligned solutions. These relationships reflect a preference for contractors with proven expertise in integrated facility support and systems integration, ensuring operational continuity and compliance with defense standards. Lohse demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with approximately two-thirds of his awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. He actively prioritizes small business participation across multiple categories, fostering opportunities for disadvantaged, HUBZone, and service-disabled veteran-owned firms. His contracting patterns reflect a deliberate strategy to enhance competition and innovation through small business engagement, consistent with Department of Defense mandates. His primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 561621 (Security Systems Services), where he manages surveillance, access control, and intrusion detection systems. He also frequently procures electrical installation services (238210), hardware manufacturing (332510), and research and development in engineering sciences (541715), demonstrating technical proficiency in physical infrastructure modernization and IT-enabled security solutions. His domain expertise spans the integration of secure, resilient systems critical to Air Force operational infrastructure.