Denise Hinojosa

Denise Hinojosa serves as a key procurement professional within the FA4418 628 Cons Pk unit of the Department of the Air Force, supporting infrastructure resilience and operational readiness at Joint Base Charleston and associated installations. She manages a portfolio of construction, maintenance, and mission-enabling service contracts critical to sustaining airfield, utility, and environmental systems. Her acquisitions focus on facility modernization, waste and sanitation services, and mission-critical support infrastructure, ensuring compliance with DoD standards and lifecycle sustainability goals. She operates within the broader mission of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center to maintain high-readiness bases through timely, compliant contracting. Hinojosa maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC for site development and infrastructure upgrades, PROTECT KITCHEN EXHAUST CLEANING, LLC for specialized facility hygiene services, ACCESS PORTABLE TOILETS INC for temporary sanitation solutions, and ML Armaments LLC for security-related support. These partnerships reflect a preference for established vendors with proven capabilities in military environment compliance, rapid response, and mission-aligned service delivery. Her contracting patterns indicate a reliance on repeat performers with demonstrated reliability in austere or high-tempo operational settings. Her procurement strategy prioritizes open competition, with 71.4% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions, while maintaining a strong commitment to small business participation through 28.6% Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. Though no specific socioeconomic categories like 8(a) or HUBZone are dominant, her consistent use of small business set-asides signals active support for broader small business engagement in base sustainment efforts. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 562991 (Septic Tank and Related Services), reflecting deep expertise in wastewater management, sanitation infrastructure, and environmental compliance systems. A secondary focus on NAICS 517111 (Wired Telecommunications Carriers) indicates involvement in base-wide communication network maintenance. Her technical domain centers on facility utilities, environmental health systems, and mission-support infrastructure critical to Air Force operational continuity.