James H Licata

James H. Licata serves as a Contract Specialist within the FA4418 628 Cons Pk unit of the Department of the Air Force, responsible for managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions that sustain and modernize critical military infrastructure at Joint Base Charleston and associated installations. His role centers on executing construction, maintenance, and mission-enabling service contracts aligned with airfield resilience, utility system reliability, and facility security. Licata ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while delivering timely, cost-effective solutions that support operational readiness and infrastructure modernization priorities across the Air Force’s installation support portfolio. He maintains established working relationships with a diverse set of contractors, including MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC for site and facility improvements, PROTECT KITCHEN EXHAUST CLEANING, LLC for environmental compliance services, ACCESS PORTABLE TOILETS INC for temporary sanitation solutions, and ML Armaments LLC for security-related equipment and support. These partnerships reflect a pattern of engaging specialized vendors capable of delivering niche, mission-critical services under tight operational timelines, often requiring coordination with environmental, safety, and security stakeholders. Licata demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with over half of his acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. His contracting patterns consistently prioritize socioeconomic programs, creating meaningful opportunities for small, disadvantaged, and service-disabled veteran-owned firms. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster local economic resilience while ensuring access to agile, responsive vendors capable of meeting the dynamic demands of military facility operations. His procurement focus spans key NAICS categories including security systems services, septic tank and related services, professional training, service establishment equipment wholesale, and radio and wireless communications equipment manufacturing. These reflect a technical domain expertise in facility infrastructure, environmental systems, workforce development, and secure communications—areas essential to sustaining mission-critical Air Force operations in a complex, multi-domain environment.