Emisha Rodriguez-Dickey

Emisha Rodriguez-Dickey serves as a Contract Specialist within the 4th Combat Communications Squadron (FA4809), part of the Department of the Air Force, where she manages the acquisition of mission-critical communications systems, aircraft subsystems, and secure infrastructure to sustain operational readiness. Her role centers on executing full lifecycle contracting for complex technical requirements, including radio frequency systems, cybersecurity-enabled broadcast equipment, and specialized maintenance services essential to expeditionary air operations. Rodriguez-Dickey ensures compliance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) standards while aligning procurements with the squadron’s strategic modernization goals. She maintains established relationships with key vendors including SOLOMON ENGINEERING, INC., TEXTRON SYSTEMS CORPORATION, and WESTERN METAL SUPPLY COMPANY, INC., reflecting a pattern of engagement with both large defense contractors and niche industrial suppliers capable of delivering ruggedized, field-deployable hardware and integrated communication solutions. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based requirements, technical validation, and long-term sustainment support, fostering collaborative partnerships with vendors who demonstrate proven capability in military-grade communications environments. Rodriguez-Dickey exhibits a strong preference for small business participation, with over half of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, consistent with Air Force initiatives to broaden industrial base resilience. While the majority of awards support small businesses, she also actively utilizes no-set-aside contracts when technical complexity or urgency demands broader market competition, and occasionally targets Women-Owned Small Businesses to enhance socioeconomic diversity in the supply chain. Her procurement focus is concentrated in specialized industrial and technical NAICS categories, including commercial machinery repair and maintenance (811310), prefabricated metal building manufacturing (332311), and professional training services (611430), indicating a need for maintenance support, structural components for field installations, and workforce development for communications technicians. This reflects her expertise in procuring both physical infrastructure and human capital solutions to sustain combat communications readiness.