Ms. Cheryl Guiden Burns

Ms. Cheryl Guiden Burns serves as a Contract Specialist within the Department of the Air Force’s FA4610 30 Cons Pk facility, supporting the Space Systems Command’s mission to sustain critical space launch and test infrastructure at Vandenberg Space Force Base. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisition actions for facility maintenance, utilities modernization, security systems, and specialized technical support services essential to national security space operations. Her portfolio centers on construction, site development, and infrastructure resilience contracts, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and operational readiness standards. Burns plays a pivotal role in translating mission-critical requirements into legally sound, performance-based solicitations that align with strategic modernization goals. She maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, DIVERSE PEST MANAGEMENT, TECH O. R., LLC, KING FREIGHT LLC, and DARBONNIER TACTICAL SUPPLY LLC. These partnerships reflect a blend of general construction, environmental services, logistics, and tactical supply expertise necessary to maintain and upgrade complex aerospace infrastructure. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance outcomes, vendor reliability, and timely delivery in high-security, mission-essential environments. Burns demonstrates a balanced commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with approximately half of her acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5, and the other half awarded as open competitions. While she does not exclusively favor specific set-aside categories like 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB, her procurement patterns reflect a deliberate effort to expand opportunities for qualified small businesses across diverse industries supporting defense infrastructure. Her primary procurement focus is exclusively within NAICS 333517 (Machine Tool Manufacturing), indicating a specialized emphasis on acquiring precision manufacturing equipment, maintenance tools, and related technical systems critical to the calibration, repair, and operational support of space launch infrastructure. This technical domain expertise ensures she procures highly specialized, mission-critical hardware that meets stringent aerospace and defense performance standards.