James D Burns

James D. Burns serves as a Contract Administrator within the FA4600 55 Cons Pkp unit of the Department of the Air Force, responsible for managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions supporting mission-critical infrastructure resilience. He oversees the acquisition of technical services and construction-related solutions essential to sustaining HVAC, electrical, and cyber-enabled systems across Air Force installations. His portfolio includes complex, performance-based contracts for facility modernization, secure computing environment upgrades, and specialized maintenance of mission-critical physical infrastructure, ensuring operational readiness through compliant, transparent contracting practices. Burns maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including COMMAND CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING & LOGISTICS LLC, PRIMECORPS LLC, TECHNOLOGISTY LLC, AMORSERV LLC, and ELKHORN WEST CONSTRUCTION, INC. These partnerships reflect a balanced mix of large and small business vendors with demonstrated expertise in defense infrastructure support, systems integration, and facility maintenance. His contracting approach emphasizes performance outcomes, technical compliance, and long-term vendor reliability, fostering collaborative relationships grounded in regulatory adherence and mission alignment. A strong advocate for socioeconomic opportunity, Burns consistently prioritizes small business participation, with 50% of his acquisitions designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. He also regularly utilizes Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and HUBZone set-asides, each accounting for 10% of his award profile, reflecting a deliberate commitment to inclusive contracting and community-based economic development within the defense industrial base. His procurement focus centers on NAICS 541712 for research and development in engineering sciences, 561790 for building services, and 811310 for commercial and industrial machinery repair—domains requiring specialized technical knowledge in facility systems, cybersecurity-enabling infrastructure, and precision maintenance. He routinely procures engineered solutions for electrical systems, architectural metalwork, and mission-critical building upgrades, demonstrating deep expertise in the intersection of defense infrastructure and technical services procurement.