Cartama M. Ramos-Crafton

Cartama M. Ramos-Crafton serves as a Contract Specialist at the Department of the Air Force’s FA2521 45 Cons Pk facility, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions that sustain aerospace and base infrastructure readiness. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts for precision instrumentation, environmental control systems, and integrated security and communications infrastructure, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and operational requirements. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to maintain high-readiness airfield and range complexes through timely, technically sound procurement of advanced control systems and analytical equipment. Ramos-Crafton maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including ROBERTS TREESCAPING, LLC, THOMA-SEA MARINE CONSTRUCTORS, L.L.C., CYPRESS SOLUTIONS LLC, and INTERCONNECT WIRING LLP, reflecting a diversified vendor base skilled in specialized facility services, marine construction, IT integration, and mission-critical wiring. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, with a focus on vendors demonstrating technical proficiency in complex environmental and infrastructure systems. She fosters collaborative, long-term partnerships grounded in reliability and compliance. A strong advocate for small business participation, Ramos-Crafton prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, directing approximately two-thirds of her acquisitions to small businesses. Her socioeconomic contracting patterns reflect a deliberate strategy to enhance competition and workforce development, consistently leveraging small business set-asides while maintaining flexibility for full and open competition when justified by mission needs. Her primary NAICS focus spans Aircraft Manufacturing (336411), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (541715), and Other Accounting Services (541219), indicating a unique blend of technical procurement in aerospace systems, engineering R&D support, and financial services for contract administration. This multidisciplinary portfolio underscores her expertise in acquiring both high-tech hardware and specialized professional services critical to Air Force operational sustainment.