Carissa Vaccaro

Carissa Vaccaro serves as a key procurement lead within the FA3022 14 Cons Lgca, a unit of the Department of the Air Force responsible for sustaining and modernizing critical infrastructure across Air Force installations. She manages a diverse portfolio of construction and specialized service contracts aimed at ensuring mission-ready facilities, with a focus on life-safety systems, HVAC upgrades, and operational support infrastructure. Her acquisitions span design-build, renovation, and maintenance services, aligning with the agency’s strategic priorities of base resilience and regulatory compliance. Vaccaro’s work directly supports the Air Force’s long-term infrastructure modernization goals through timely, compliant, and technically sound contracting actions. She maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including DOMINGUEZ & PERSONS, LLC, WEST BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION INC, AIR CONTROL ENGINEERING INC, WESTNET, LLC, and THE STATION INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced firms capable of delivering complex facility upgrades, electrical and mechanical systems integration, and site-specific construction services. Vaccaro’s contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and contractor reliability, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in technical competency and regulatory adherence. Her procurement strategy reflects a balanced commitment to small business participation, with approximately half of her acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5, and the other half awarded as full and open competitions. This dual approach ensures competitive diversity while maintaining access to specialized capabilities. While no specific socioeconomic set-asides are dominant, her consistent use of small business set-asides demonstrates a deliberate effort to expand opportunities for qualified small contractors in the defense infrastructure sector. Vaccaro’s primary technical focus lies in NAICS 238290 (Other Building Equipment Contractors), reflecting her emphasis on specialized mechanical, electrical, and fire protection systems. She also frequently procures services under NAICS 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction) and NAICS 511210 (Software Publishers), indicating a hybrid portfolio that integrates physical infrastructure with digital facility management systems. Her expertise spans the intersection of civil works, building automation, and operational technology, positioning her as a technical procurement specialist in Air Force facility modernization.