Carol a Loague

Carol A. Loague serves as a Contracting Officer within the FA4419 agency of the Department of the Air Force, responsible for managing the acquisition of mission-critical infrastructure, aircraft maintenance systems, and logistical support capabilities essential to air base operational readiness. She oversees the full lifecycle of contracts under FAR and DFARS guidelines, with a focus on sustaining aerospace systems, upgrading facility utilities, and procuring specialized technical equipment. Her portfolio includes complex procurements requiring rigorous technical evaluation and compliance with defense acquisition regulations, ensuring timely delivery of capabilities that directly support Air Force readiness objectives. Loague maintains a consistent working relationship with Coordinated Defense Supply Systems, Inc., a key vendor providing specialized fabricated metal products and industrial equipment critical to maintenance and sustainment operations. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in performance reliability and supply chain resilience, often engaging contractors with proven expertise in defense-grade manufacturing and logistics support. She prioritizes collaboration with vendors capable of meeting stringent military specifications and rapid response requirements for mission-essential components. Her procurement strategy reflects a strong commitment to small business participation, with over 64% of her awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. She actively leverages socioeconomic programs, including Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and HUBZone set-asides, to broaden the industrial base and promote equitable access to defense contracting opportunities. This pattern underscores her dedication to fostering competition and enhancing capability diversity through targeted socioeconomic contracting. Loague’s primary NAICS focus areas include 332999 for fabricated metal products, 334515 for precision instrumentation used in electrical testing, and 423830 for industrial machinery distribution. She frequently procures specialized components for aircraft maintenance, environmental control systems, and diagnostic test equipment, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with aerospace sustainment domains and the industrial supply chains that support them.