Cheryl Guiden Burns

Cheryl Guiden Burns serves as a key procurement lead within the Space Systems Command’s FA4610 30 Cons Pk facility, responsible for managing engineering services contracts critical to sustaining national security space operations at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Her role centers on acquiring technical solutions that ensure the resilience and modernization of mission-critical infrastructure, including utilities, facility systems, and specialized site support. She oversees the full lifecycle of acquisitions under NAICS 541330, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations while aligning contracting decisions with strategic infrastructure modernization goals. Her work directly supports the operational readiness of launch and test ranges by securing engineering expertise essential to maintaining complex aerospace environments. Burns maintains consistent relationships with a focused group of contractors specializing in engineering services and mission-critical support, including MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, TECH O. R., LLC, and DARBONNIER TACTICAL SUPPLY LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven experience in aerospace facility sustainment, environmental compliance, and technical infrastructure upgrades. Her contracting patterns indicate a reliance on established contractors with demonstrated capability in complex, mission-essential engineering tasks, often requiring security clearances and site-specific operational knowledge. Burns does not utilize socioeconomic set-asides; all awards are issued under full and open competition, reflecting a procurement strategy prioritizing technical competency and mission readiness over socioeconomic preferences. This approach underscores a focus on performance outcomes and specialized expertise rather than programmatic small business targets. Her procurement portfolio is exclusively concentrated in NAICS 541330—Engineering Services—indicating deep specialization in civil, structural, and systems engineering for defense infrastructure. She procures services including facility condition assessments, utility system upgrades, environmental remediation, and technical support for space launch site operations, demonstrating expertise in the intersection of aerospace engineering and federal facility sustainment.