Cynthia Lattimore

Cynthia Lattimore serves as a Contract Specialist with the 436 Contracting Squadron under the Department of the Air Force, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions that sustain air base infrastructure and operational readiness. She manages a diverse portfolio of service-based contracts focused on facility maintenance, technical consulting, and installation support services essential to maintaining aircraft support systems and security environments. Her work directly enables the squadron’s mission to ensure the functionality of hangars, utilities, and critical airfield infrastructure through timely and compliant contracting actions aligned with Air Force acquisition regulations and strategic resilience goals. Lattimore maintains a consistent working relationship with OSTRUM PAINTING & SANDBLASTING, INC, a key vendor providing specialized surface preparation and protective coating services critical to facility preservation. Her procurement approach reflects a preference for established, performance-driven contractors with proven capabilities in technical maintenance and facility services, fostering long-term partnerships built on reliability and compliance with federal standards. While she engages primarily with experienced small businesses, her contracting patterns emphasize results-oriented delivery over frequent vendor rotation. Her set-aside preferences reflect a strong but selective commitment to socioeconomic programs, with 83.3% of her acquisitions conducted as full and open competitions and 16.7% reserved for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. This balance demonstrates her adherence to statutory small business goals while prioritizing mission necessity and market competitiveness in a high-stakes operational environment. Lattimore’s primary NAICS focus spans professional and technical services, including custom computer programming, administrative management consulting, social science research, and janitorial services—all critical to sustaining Air Force installation operations. Her expertise lies in procuring niche technical services that support facility integrity, data-driven facility management, and mission-enabling administrative functions, positioning her at the intersection of infrastructure resilience and operational support contracting.