Jason Mehlos

Jason Mehlos serves as a Contract Specialist within the Department of the Air Force’s FA2517 21 Cons Bldg 350 unit, where he manages mission-critical procurement actions to modernize infrastructure and enhance operational readiness. His responsibilities include planning, soliciting, awarding, and administering contracts for facility upgrades, security systems, and technical support services essential to Air Force installation resilience. Mehlos specializes in complex acquisitions involving integrated electronic systems, fire safety modernization, and facility sustainment, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and defense-specific requirements. He plays a pivotal role in aligning contracting strategies with the agency’s strategic priorities to maintain secure, high-performance environments for national defense operations. Mehlos maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including ASTERI CONSULTING SERVICES LLC, AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, ARHAB LLC, and PRIMEPRO BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LLC. These partnerships span construction, security systems integration, and technical consulting services, reflecting a preference for established vendors with proven capabilities in defense infrastructure projects. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous source selection, and long-term vendor accountability to ensure mission continuity and quality delivery. Mehlos demonstrates a balanced commitment to small business participation, with nearly half of his acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 and an additional 16.7% designated for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. His socioeconomic contracting patterns reflect a deliberate effort to broaden vendor diversity while maintaining operational effectiveness, frequently leveraging SDVOSB and general small business set-asides to foster innovation and community-based economic impact within the defense supply chain. His primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 561621 (security systems services), 423220 (home furnishing merchant wholesalers), and 488190 (air transportation support), indicating expertise in procuring integrated facility systems, safety equipment, and logistical support services. He routinely manages acquisitions for fire safety infrastructure, electronic access control, and specialized adhesive and technical materials critical to installation modernization, demonstrating deep domain knowledge in defense facility engineering and compliance-driven procurement.