John V. Ramos

John V. Ramos serves as a Contract Specialist within the FA8823 Sustainment MCPNT SSC/PKL under the Department of the Air Force, where he plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisition strategies for aerospace and space-based sustainment programs. His responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle management of contracts supporting guided missile systems, satellite communications platforms, and global positioning infrastructure. Ramos specializes in negotiated procurements under FAR and DFARS guidelines, frequently handling performance-based service contracts, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) vehicles, and engineering support agreements critical to maintaining operational readiness of national defense assets. He works closely with technical stakeholders to translate mission requirements into enforceable contract statements of work and performance metrics. Ramos collaborates with a diverse array of defense contractors, including prime integrators with deep expertise in space systems sustainment, defense electronics manufacturers, and specialized engineering firms supporting command, control, and communications (C3) modernization. His working relationships are characterized by long-term partnerships built on technical rigor, compliance discipline, and performance accountability. He engages vendors capable of delivering classified and export-controlled technologies under strict ITAR and EAR frameworks, ensuring alignment with Air Force space and missile sustainment objectives. While specific set-aside data is not currently available, Ramos operates within a procurement culture that prioritizes socioeconomic opportunities, consistently encouraging participation from 8(a), HUBZone, and SDVOSB-certified firms where mission requirements permit. He actively promotes small business subcontracting plans and leverages mentor-protégé programs to build capacity among emerging defense contractors in the aerospace sustainment sector. His primary procurement focus lies within NAICS categories related to aerospace product and parts manufacturing, defense contracting services, and satellite communications systems support. He routinely acquires technical services including system integration, logistics support, software modernization, and hardware refurbishment for space and missile platforms, demonstrating deep domain expertise in space domain awareness, secure communications, and orbital sustainment technologies.