Damaris Raffaeli

Damaris Raffaeli serves as a key procurement professional within the FA2543 460 Cons agency of the Department of the Air Force, supporting the sustainment and modernization of mission-critical infrastructure across Air Force installations. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions centered on facility construction, maintenance, and operational support systems, with a primary focus on security services, industrial equipment maintenance, and electrical and mechanical systems integration. Her work ensures that Air Force bases maintain mission-ready facilities through timely and compliant contracting actions that align with DoD infrastructure resilience goals. Raffaeli cultivates strategic partnerships with a broad base of small and mid-sized vendors, particularly those certified under socioeconomic programs, reflecting a strong preference for small business participation. While specific contractor names are not publicly disclosed, her contracting patterns indicate consistent engagement with firms specializing in security systems integration, commercial machinery repair, and overhead crane manufacturing. She fosters collaborative vendor relationships built on technical compliance, performance accountability, and adherence to FAR guidelines, ensuring high-quality delivery of complex facility support services. Her procurement strategy is heavily skewed toward small business set-asides, with 83.3% of contracts designated under the Total Small Business Set-Aside program, demonstrating a robust commitment to socioeconomic contracting objectives. This pattern underscores a deliberate effort to empower small businesses, including 8(a), HUBZone, and SDVOSB concerns, to compete for and deliver essential infrastructure services, thereby strengthening the defense industrial base at the grassroots level. Raffaeli’s technical focus centers on NAICS 561621 (security systems services), 811310 (industrial machinery repair), and 333923 (overhead crane manufacturing), reflecting a specialized domain expertise in facility safety, mechanical integrity, and material handling systems. She routinely procures integrated security solutions, preventive maintenance contracts for industrial equipment, and specialized lifting systems critical to hangar and logistics operations, ensuring that Air Force infrastructure remains secure, functional, and operationally resilient.