Brenda C Russo

Brenda C. Russo serves as a Contracting Officer for FA4608 2 Cons Lgc within the Department of the Air Force, where she manages a diverse portfolio of facility infrastructure and operational support acquisitions critical to sustaining Air Force mission readiness. Her responsibilities include soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for facility maintenance, security systems, communications infrastructure, and auxiliary services across Air Force installations—from airfields and hangars to recreational and religious facilities. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with the agency’s strategic goals of resilience, reliability, and mission continuity. Russo maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including UNITED POOL MAINTENANCE LLC, WHITEDS ENVIRONMENTAL, INC., HALLIDAY TECHNOLOGIES INC, CALEB CRUCIAN, and ARABIC INTERPRETERS LLC. These partnerships reflect a balanced approach to vendor engagement, combining established service providers with niche specialists in environmental compliance, technical systems integration, and language support services. Her contracting patterns emphasize performance-based outcomes, long-term service delivery, and vendor reliability over transactional procurement. Her set-aside preferences demonstrate a strong commitment to small business participation, with nearly 31% of awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, and additional allocations to HUBZone and 8(a) programs. While over half of her contracts remain open to full and open competition, she actively promotes socioeconomic inclusion through targeted set-asides and competitive small business opportunities. Russo’s procurement focus centers on NAICS 561210 (Facilities Support Services), 541330 (Engineering Services), and 332510 (Hardware Manufacturing), with significant activity in hotel and lodging services (721110) and broader business support (561499). Her expertise spans physical infrastructure sustainment, integrated security hardware, and mission-enabling support services, positioning her as a key steward of Air Force installation resilience through strategic, compliant, and socially responsible contracting.