Hannah C Hidalgo

Hannah C. Hidalgo serves as a key procurement lead within the FA4830 23 Cons Cc unit of the Department of the Air Force, supporting the acquisition of mission-critical systems essential to airborne readiness and operational infrastructure. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts spanning communications equipment, full-mission training systems, aviation safety gear, and facility support services, ensuring alignment with Air Force modernization priorities. Her role centers on executing full and open competitions while strategically leveraging socioeconomic set-asides to foster innovation and resilience across the defense industrial base. Hidalgo’s acquisitions directly enable the sustainment of tactical communications networks and base-wide operational capabilities critical to global air operations. She maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors, including ARDMORE CONSULTING GROUP, INC, MACHINE TOOL MARKETING INC, GOVAGE, INC., DARK WATERS ENTERPRISING, LLC, and TESTFORCE USA, INC. These partnerships reflect a balanced approach between specialized small businesses and firms with niche technical capabilities in training simulation, communications hardware, and facility modernization. Hidalgo prioritizes vendors with proven expertise in delivering compliant, secure, and mission-tailored solutions, often engaging them through competed procurements that emphasize performance-based outcomes and lifecycle support. Her contracting patterns reveal a strong emphasis on small business participation, with 8(a) competed set-asides accounting for 35.7% of awards and total small business set-asides at 14.3%. She also regularly utilizes service-disabled veteran-owned small business set-asides, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic equity and workforce development within the defense supply chain. These preferences reflect a strategic effort to broaden vendor diversity while maintaining rigorous performance standards. Hidalgo’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 611699 (miscellaneous instructional services) and 236220 (commercial and institutional construction), indicating a heavy reliance on training program development and facility upgrades. She also procures communications equipment under 334290 and IT infrastructure services under 518210 and 541513, showcasing expertise in integrating advanced digital systems with physical operational environments to sustain air force readiness.