Harmanjeet Gidda

SSgt Harmanjeet Gidda serves as a Contracting Administrator within the FA5205 35 Cons Pk unit of the Department of the Air Force, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical procurement actions to sustain airfield and base infrastructure. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle management of contracts for communications systems, auxiliary aircraft components, and facility maintenance services, ensuring operational readiness across both deployed and domestic installations. Gidda specializes in complex acquisitions governed by FAR Part 13 and Part 19, with a focus on delivering technologically advanced solutions that support secure radio, wireless, and broadcasting equipment needs essential to Air Force mission continuity. She maintains strong, ongoing relationships with key contractors including LAVISH LIFE TECHNOLOGIES LLC and AMERICAN ENGINEERING CORPORATION, partnering with vendors capable of delivering specialized engineering, maintenance, and communication system integration services. These relationships are characterized by consistent recompetition, performance-based contract structures, and a preference for vendors with proven expertise in military-grade communications and logistics support. Gidda’s contracting approach emphasizes reliability, technical compliance, and responsive vendor engagement to meet rapidly evolving operational demands. Gidda demonstrates a robust commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with over two-thirds of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. She actively prioritizes small business participation, with a notable emphasis on Women-Owned Small Businesses and a consistent pattern of awarding contracts to firms certified under small business programs. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate strategy to foster competition among small vendors while maintaining quality and delivery standards critical to national defense readiness. Her primary technical focus lies in NAICS 334220 (Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing), with additional activity in facility maintenance (811310) and specialized industrial equipment services. She regularly procures mission-critical radio systems, wireless infrastructure, and ancillary maintenance services that support Air Force communications networks, demonstrating deep domain expertise in defense-grade telecommunications and infrastructure sustainment.