Jamie L Latham

Jamie L. Latham serves as a Contract Administrator within the Department of the Air Force’s FA5004 354th Contracting Squadron, supporting the sustainment and modernization of critical infrastructure at expeditionary and remote airfield sites. Responsible for managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions, Latham specializes in acquisitions for facility maintenance, industrial equipment servicing, and mission-enabling logistics. Their work directly enables airfield readiness and operational continuity by ensuring timely delivery of essential services and infrastructure support systems aligned with Air Force core missions. Latham maintains a consistent working relationship with COMBAT MEDICAL SYSTEMS LLC, a key vendor providing specialized maintenance and logistical support services. While this contractor represents a primary partner, Latham’s procurement approach emphasizes diversified vendor engagement, fostering partnerships with niche service providers capable of delivering rapid-response technical support in austere environments. The working relationship reflects a preference for vendors with proven field capabilities and responsive service-level agreements, ensuring mission-critical uptime for operational assets. A strong commitment to small business participation defines Latham’s contracting strategy, with 90.9% of awards structured under total small business set-asides per FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate focus on empowering small, locally-based firms capable of delivering agile, mission-tailored solutions. While no other socioeconomic set-asides dominate, the consistent use of small business set-asides underscores a dedication to broadening vendor participation and enhancing resilience through a diverse supplier base. Latham’s procurement portfolio is heavily concentrated in NAICS categories related to industrial equipment repair and maintenance (811310), religious organizations (813110), and specialized wholesale distribution (423410), indicating a broad scope of non-traditional but mission-critical support services. These include maintenance of field-deployable power systems, lighting and photographic equipment for operational documentation, and athletic/sporting goods used in expeditionary recreation and morale programs. Their expertise lies in identifying unconventional but essential service categories that sustain morale, readiness, and infrastructure resilience in remote operational theaters.