Cora Matthews

Coranella Matthews serves as a Contract Specialist within the Space Systems Command’s FA4610 30 Cons Pk facility under the Department of the Air Force, where she manages acquisition activities critical to sustaining national security space infrastructure at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Her portfolio centers on facility maintenance, utilities support, security services, and specialized technical operations essential to launch and test site readiness. She executes procurements under FAR and DFARS frameworks, ensuring compliance with federal contracting standards while aligning acquisitions with the agency’s strategic imperative to modernize aging infrastructure and enhance operational resilience. Matthews maintains consistent 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 focus on niche service providers delivering facility upkeep, environmental controls, logistics, and tactical supply chain support. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, performance-based outcomes, and long-term vendor collaboration, particularly with firms capable of operating in high-security, mission-critical environments. While the majority of her acquisitions are conducted as unrestricted procurements (72.7%), she demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 27.3% of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. Her socioeconomic contracting patterns prioritize broad-based small business engagement without reliance on specialized set-aside programs such as 8(a) or HUBZone, reflecting a preference for competitive small business participation across diverse service categories. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 812320 (Drycleaning and Laundry Services), which dominates her portfolio, alongside specialized services in environmental consulting, ambulance services, and miscellaneous manufacturing. These reflect the unique operational needs of a remote, high-security installation requiring integrated support services—from sanitation and waste management to medical readiness and precision component supply—underscoring her expertise in managing complex, mission-critical service contracts beyond traditional construction or IT domains.