Joshua Harward

Joshua Harward serves as a key procurement professional within the FA8201 agency of the Department of the Air Force, supporting mission-critical infrastructure and aerospace sustainment initiatives. He manages complex acquisitions for commercial and institutional building construction, as well as specialized fabricated metal components essential to airfield and facility operations. His work directly enables the readiness and resilience of Air Force installations by ensuring timely delivery of facilities and structural systems that support aviation operations, maintenance hangars, and mission control environments. Harward’s portfolio reflects a strategic alignment with the agency’s priorities in modernizing air base infrastructure while maintaining operational continuity. He maintains consistent working relationships with leading defense and aerospace contractors, including L3Harris Technologies, Inc. and LiveView Technologies Inc., leveraging their expertise in advanced avionics, sensor integration, and secure facility systems. His contracting approach emphasizes collaboration with vendors possessing proven capabilities in high-reliability construction and precision metal fabrication, often requiring compliance with military specifications and environmental resilience standards. Harward fosters long-term vendor partnerships grounded in technical rigor, performance accountability, and compliance with federal acquisition regulations. Harward demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with nearly two-thirds of his acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5, and one-third reserved specifically for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. His procurement patterns reflect a deliberate strategy to expand opportunities for qualified small and veteran-owned firms, ensuring broad participation in critical national defense infrastructure projects while promoting workforce development and community economic resilience. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 236220 for commercial and institutional building construction and NAICS 332999 for miscellaneous fabricated metal products. He routinely oversees contracts for airfield paving, hangar construction, structural steel fabrication, and specialized enclosures for avionics and sensor systems, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with DoD facility standards and aerospace-grade material requirements.