Jordan Castro Figueroa

Jordan Castro serves as a secondary contracting professional within the FA4417 1 Socons, a critical acquisition unit under the Department of the Air Force responsible for sustaining and modernizing airpower capabilities. Though not the primary contracting officer, Castro supports the end-to-end procurement lifecycle for mission-critical communications and defense systems, with a focus on radio and wireless equipment, aeronautical navigation technologies, and integrated base defense infrastructure. Their role involves coordinating contract administration, evaluating technical proposals, and ensuring compliance with Air Force acquisition directives, particularly in high-priority domains requiring secure, resilient, and interoperable systems. Castro’s work directly enables operational readiness by facilitating timely delivery of advanced hardware and embedded systems essential to air operations. Castro maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including AANTILIA LLC, MARRERO, COUVILLON & ASSOCIATES, L.L.C., MATTHES PARKER LLC, L1 ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED, and WALCO ENTERPRISES INC. These vendors are frequently engaged for specialized manufacturing, systems integration, and technical support services related to military-grade communications and navigation hardware. The contracting patterns reflect a preference for established, technically proficient small businesses with proven experience in defense electronics and ruggedized equipment development, indicating a collaborative, performance-driven partnership model grounded in reliability and compliance. Castro’s procurement activities are exclusively conducted under Total Small Business Set-Aside authorities per FAR 19.5, reflecting a firm commitment to maximizing small business participation across all acquisitions. No other socioeconomic categories such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB are utilized, indicating a strategic focus on broad-based small business engagement rather than targeted designations. This approach ensures equitable access for qualified small manufacturers while maintaining agility in meeting urgent operational requirements. The agency’s procurement portfolio is entirely concentrated under NAICS 333310, Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing, which encompasses the design, production, and integration of specialized communications and control systems. Castro’s technical domain expertise lies in procuring ruggedized radio transceivers, tactical navigation modules, and embedded defense electronics—equipment requiring compliance with MIL-STD specifications and secure firmware architectures. Their work ensures that air operations remain equipped with mission-ready, field-deployable systems.