MSgt Daniel Rakowski

Daniel Rakowski serves as a key procurement professional within the FA5270 18 Cons Pk unit of the Department of the Air Force, supporting mission-critical infrastructure readiness across Indo-Pacific air installations. He manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on airfield sustainment, facility maintenance, and operational enablers essential to force projection. His responsibilities include soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts under FAR Part 19 for services that ensure continuous airfield functionality, rapid damage repair, and security-integrated grounds maintenance. Rakowski’s work directly enables the Air Force’s operational tempo by securing timely, compliant, and resilient support services for high-priority military assets. He maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors including ARKOSE GROUP LLC, SILVER NATIONAL CORP., BLAZING AVIATION LLC, and MACH 2 PRODUCTIONS INC., who deliver specialized aviation support, facility maintenance, and mission-critical logistics services. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in military infrastructure environments, often requiring security clearances, expeditionary capabilities, and familiarity with Air Force engineering standards. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and long-term vendor reliability over transactional engagements. Rakowski exhibits a strong commitment to small business participation, with 72.3% of his awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to cultivate a robust small business industrial base capable of responding to dynamic operational demands. His procurement patterns consistently prioritize socioeconomic programs that empower small, disadvantaged, and veteran-owned firms, aligning with Department of Defense mandates to increase contracting opportunities for underrepresented entities. His primary NAICS focus includes landscaping services (561730), grounds and facility maintenance, and related infrastructure support, with notable activity in highway and bridge construction (237310) and specialized aviation component manufacturing (336413). While religious organizations (813110) appear in his data, this likely reflects administrative or facility-use contracts rather than core mission work. His technical domain expertise centers on airfield resilience, base operations support, and integrated facility systems essential to sustained airpower operations.