Gidget D McCalpine

Gidget D. McCalpine serves as a Contract Specialist with the 94th Contracting Flight at FA6703, Department of the Air Force, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions to sustain and modernize air base infrastructure. Her portfolio centers on facility support services, utilities, and energy resilience projects essential to operational readiness. McCalpine manages full lifecycle contracting actions—including solicitation, evaluation, award, and administration—for construction, maintenance, and technical services that uphold environmental compliance and safety standards across Air Force installations. She specializes in complex, performance-based contracts requiring technical oversight and stringent regulatory alignment. McCalpine maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors, including K.C. Electrical Construction, Inc., McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, MSAB, LLC, Hollek Engineering LLC, and Federal Contracts LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established firms with proven expertise in airfield systems, electrical infrastructure, and site development. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, past performance, and technical capability, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in clear performance metrics and compliance with federal acquisition regulations. Her procurement strategy reflects a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with approximately half of her acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5, and the other half awarded as full and open competitions. This dual approach ensures robust competition while actively promoting small business participation without compromising mission requirements. She does not prioritize specific socioeconomic categories such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB, but consistently leverages the Small Business Set-Aside program to expand vendor diversity and capability development. McCalpine’s technical focus is exclusively aligned with NAICS 333912 (Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing), indicating a specialized procurement domain centered on compressed air systems, pneumatic infrastructure, and related mechanical components critical to base operations. Her expertise lies in procuring specialized equipment and integrated systems that support airfield maintenance, facility utilities, and energy-efficient environmental controls, demonstrating deep domain knowledge in mission-critical mechanical systems for Air Force installations.