Elizabeth Ford Ochs

Elizabeth Ford Ochs serves as a key procurement lead within the AAQ600 692M15 Acquisition & Grants unit of the Federal Aviation Administration, where she oversees the acquisition of mission-critical facilities support services essential to sustaining the national airspace system. Her role centers on ensuring the timely and compliant procurement of engineering, logistics, and operational support functions that enable the maintenance, modernization, and resilience of FAA infrastructure. She manages a portfolio of contracts aligned with the agency’s strategic goals in aviation safety, air traffic management, and aerospace research, focusing on lifecycle support for facilities housing critical air navigation and flight data systems. Her contractor relationships are primarily with firms specializing in facilities operations, maintenance, and technical services for federal aviation infrastructure. While no single vendor dominates her award profile, she consistently engages with a broad base of qualified service providers capable of delivering complex, performance-based support under indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) and cost-reimbursement contract vehicles. Her working relationships emphasize accountability, compliance with FAR and FAR Part 37 service contracting standards, and rigorous performance measurement through work statements and outcome-based metrics. Elizabeth demonstrates a clear preference for open, non-set-aside acquisitions, with 100% of her procurements conducted under unrestricted competition. This reflects a strategic alignment with the agency’s need for scalable, high-capacity service providers capable of meeting nationwide operational demands without socioeconomic restrictions. Her contracting patterns prioritize technical capability and past performance over socioeconomic preferences, ensuring mission continuity and operational readiness. Her primary procurement focus is NAICS 561210—Facilities Support Services—encompassing building operations, custodial services, security, preventive maintenance, and infrastructure support for FAA facilities housing air traffic control systems, research labs, and data centers. She specializes in procuring integrated service packages that ensure continuous, secure, and compliant operation of mission-critical aviation infrastructure.