Douglas Gosselin

Douglas Gosselin serves as a Contracting Officer within the FA3099 47 Conf Cc under the Department of the Air Force, where he manages mission-critical procurement activities supporting airfield infrastructure resilience and installation operational readiness. His portfolio encompasses construction, maintenance, and logistical support contracts essential to sustaining aviation operations and base-wide functionality. Gosselin specializes in complex acquisitions involving technical systems, facility modernization, and specialized engineering services, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with strategic Air Force infrastructure priorities. He maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including AR6 Construction & Engineering, LLC and Horsepower Geospatial LLC, firms recognized for their expertise in defense-aligned construction, geospatial analysis, and mission-critical infrastructure support. Gosselin’s contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and technical specificity, fostering long-term partnerships with vendors capable of delivering high-integrity solutions under demanding operational conditions. His collaborative engagement with contractors reflects a focus on reliability, compliance, and mission alignment rather than transactional procurement. Gosselin demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with 66.7% of his acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to prioritize small business participation across all eligible categories, fostering competition and innovation while expanding opportunities for qualified vendors. His contracting patterns consistently favor small business set-asides over full and open competition, reinforcing the agency’s mandate to promote equitable access to federal contracting opportunities. His procurement focus centers on NAICS 334511 (aeronautical and navigation system manufacturing) and 423690 (electronic parts and equipment wholesale), indicating deep technical expertise in avionics, sensor systems, and mission-critical electronic components. Gosselin routinely procures specialized instrumentation, communication hardware, and integrated electronic subsystems essential to airfield operations and base infrastructure modernization, ensuring that acquisitions meet stringent military performance and interoperability standards.