Denise M. Ringhand

Denise M. Ringhand serves as a Contract Specialist within the Department of the Air Force’s FA5004 354 Cons Pk facility, where she manages the acquisition of critical infrastructure and operational support services essential to maintaining airfield readiness and expeditionary mission capabilities. Her portfolio centers on sustaining and modernizing high-priority facilities and industrial systems, ensuring compliance with DoD standards for resilience, safety, and mission continuity. Ringhand specializes in complex construction, maintenance, and engineering services contracts, applying FAR and DFARS regulations to deliver timely, compliant procurements that support austere and remote operational environments. She maintains a consistent working relationship with COMBAT MEDICAL SYSTEMS LLC, a key contractor providing specialized infrastructure and equipment support services. While her primary vendor engagements involve established firms with proven capabilities in military-grade construction and industrial maintenance, she also actively cultivates partnerships with small businesses capable of rapid deployment and mission-critical responsiveness. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and supply chain reliability in high-stakes operational settings. Ringhand’s contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 78.6% of awards issued under no set-aside provisions. However, she consistently supports small business participation, allocating 14.3% of awards to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 and 7.1% to 8(a) competed contracts. This balanced approach ensures access to innovative capabilities while maintaining operational readiness through broad vendor competition. Her primary procurement focus lies in roofing and building construction (NAICS 238160), accounting for 60% of her activity, followed by commercial and institutional construction (236220), machinery repair and maintenance (811310), and professional engineering and architectural services (541330 and 541310). This technical specialization underscores her expertise in facility sustainment, structural integrity, and mission-enabling infrastructure systems critical to Air Force expeditionary operations.