Kathleen A. Melby

Kathleen A. Melby serves as a key procurement professional within the FA4528 5 Cons unit of the Department of the Air Force, responsible for managing acquisitions that sustain and modernize critical military infrastructure. Her work centers on facility construction, building systems integration, and operational support services, with a focus on electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and roofing systems for commercial, institutional, and industrial installations. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with the Air Force’s long-term infrastructure resilience goals, often overseeing complex, multi-year contracts requiring technical coordination across engineering and facilities management disciplines. Melby maintains a consistent working relationship with MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, a trusted contractor with deep expertise in site development and facility construction. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in performance reliability, safety compliance, and timely delivery of mission-critical infrastructure upgrades. She routinely engages contractors with proven capabilities in integrated building systems, ensuring seamless coordination between structural work and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing installations. Melby’s procurement strategy is fully aligned with small business set-aside requirements under FAR 19.5, with 100% of her acquisitions designated for total small business set-asides. This reflects a deliberate and sustained commitment to expanding economic opportunity through federal contracting, prioritizing small businesses with demonstrated capacity in construction and facility services. Her pattern of awarding contracts exclusively to small businesses underscores a strategic emphasis on workforce development and community-based economic impact. Despite the listed NAICS code 339113, which appears inconsistent with the agency’s mission, Melby’s actual procurement focus is firmly rooted in construction and building systems integration—specifically NAICS codes such as 236220 (Commercial Building Construction) and 238210 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors). Her technical domain expertise lies in managing integrated facility upgrades that enhance operational readiness through durable, code-compliant infrastructure solutions.