Darren Odegard

Darren Odegard serves as a key procurement professional within the Federal Aviation Administration’s 697DCK Regional Acquisitions Services, where he manages mission-critical acquisitions to sustain and modernize the nation’s air traffic control infrastructure. His responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of construction and facility support contracts, ensuring operational readiness of Air Traffic Control Towers, Flight Standard District Offices, and related aviation facilities. He specializes in procuring complex, multi-disciplinary services that align with FAA safety and compliance mandates, with a strong emphasis on facility maintenance, renovation, and infrastructure upgrades. Odegard maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including STRUCTSURE PROJECTS INC, RESOLUTION MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS INC., FORTIS NATIVE GROUP LLC, and MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, specialized firms capable of delivering integrated construction and facility services under stringent federal aviation standards. His contracting approach emphasizes reliability, regulatory adherence, and performance-based outcomes, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in technical competency and compliance. A defining feature of Odegard’s procurement strategy is a strong commitment to small business participation, with approximately 71.4% of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate effort to broaden vendor diversity and support economically disadvantaged businesses, consistently prioritizing small business eligibility over open competitions. His contracting patterns demonstrate a clear alignment with federal socioeconomic goals, leveraging set-asides to strengthen regional economic resilience while maintaining mission-critical service delivery. His technical focus centers on commercial and institutional building construction (NAICS 236220) and plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contracting (NAICS 238220), each accounting for over 30% of activity. He also regularly procures roofing, specialty trade, and highway construction services, underscoring expertise in integrated facility modernization. Odegard’s domain knowledge spans FAA facility standards, building code compliance, and infrastructure lifecycle management, ensuring acquisitions directly support the operational integrity of the national airspace system.