Hector L. De Jesus

Hector L. De Jesus serves as a key procurement professional within the Federal Aviation Administration’s 697DCK Regional Acquisitions Services, supporting the sustainment and modernization of the nation’s air traffic control infrastructure. He manages mission-critical acquisitions for facility operations, maintenance, and construction support services essential to the operational readiness of Air Traffic Control Towers and Flight Standard District Offices. His portfolio centers on engineering services and facility-related contracts, ensuring compliance with FAA safety standards and regulatory requirements while aligning with federal acquisition best practices. De Jesus maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of specialized contractors, including STRUCTSURE PROJECTS INC, RESOLUTION MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS INC., FORTIS NATIVE GROUP LLC, BRICE TERRA LLC, and MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on firms with proven expertise in aviation facility maintenance, environmental remediation, and technical engineering support. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, long-term vendor reliability, and technical capability over price alone, fostering collaborative relationships that ensure mission continuity. His procurement strategy is heavily skewed toward small business participation, with 92.5% of awards set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate and sustained commitment to socioeconomic programs, prioritizing small disadvantaged, HUBZone, and service-disabled veteran-owned firms to enhance diversity and regional economic impact within the aviation support sector. The primary technical domain of his acquisitions is engineering services (NAICS 541330), encompassing design, inspection, and systems integration for air traffic control facilities. Secondary procurement activity includes office furniture manufacturing (NAICS 337214) to support facility modernization. His expertise lies in procuring technically complex, safety-critical services that directly enable the FAA’s mission to maintain a safe, efficient, and modernized national airspace system.