Horacio Fernandez

Horacio Fernandez serves as a key procurement professional within the W7N2 USPFO Activity TX ARNG, supporting the Texas Army National Guard’s mission to sustain force readiness through critical logistical, medical, and operational services. He manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on civilian support functions essential to training, deployment, and reintegration of Guard personnel, including facilities maintenance, medical and dental services, and infrastructure sustainment. His role ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning contracting decisions with the agency’s operational priorities and readiness goals. Fernandez routinely handles task orders and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts under the Department of Defense’s Army contracting structure. Fernandez maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors, including PIKA INTERNATIONAL, INC., TESFAYE LLC, BONUS ENVIRONMENTAL LLC, and THE SUNRISE TORTILLA INC., reflecting a preference for specialized, mission-aligned vendors. These partnerships span environmental services, facility support, and niche logistical solutions, often tailored to the unique needs of military installations and remote training sites. His contracting approach emphasizes reliability, local responsiveness, and technical proficiency, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in performance and compliance. A strong advocate for socioeconomic contracting, Fernandez prioritizes small business participation, with 82.3% of his awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to empower small, community-based firms and enhance regional economic resilience while ensuring mission-critical services remain accessible. His contracting patterns consistently favor small business eligibility categories, reinforcing the Department of Defense’s commitment to inclusive procurement. His primary NAICS focus areas include 561210 (Facilities Support Services), 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), and 339999 (All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing), indicating deep expertise in infrastructure maintenance, specialized equipment procurement, and non-standard manufacturing for military applications. He also engages in satellite telecommunications (517410) and niche educational services (611699), demonstrating a broad yet targeted technical domain knowledge aligned with the Guard’s evolving sustainment requirements.