Kelli Hardin

Kelli Hardin serves as a Contract Administrator within the FA3022 14 Cons Lgca unit of the Department of the Air Force, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisition strategies to sustain and modernize Air Force infrastructure. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle management of construction, maintenance, and specialized service contracts, ensuring compliance with federal regulations and operational readiness standards. She routinely administers contracts for life-safety systems, HVAC upgrades, and communications equipment critical to base resilience and facility modernization, aligning procurement activities with the agency’s strategic priorities of infrastructure durability and regulatory compliance. Hardin maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of experienced contractors, including DOMINGUEZ & PERSONS, LLC, WEST BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION INC, AIR CONTROL ENGINEERING INC, WESTNET, LLC, and THE STATION INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in military facility support, mechanical systems integration, and specialized maintenance services. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, technical proficiency, and past performance, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in compliance and mission alignment. Her contracting patterns show a balanced approach to socioeconomic goals, with approximately one-third of awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, indicating a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for small businesses. While the majority of acquisitions remain open to all competitors, her consistent use of small business set-asides demonstrates active support for socioeconomic programs without compromising mission requirements. Hardin’s procurement focus is heavily concentrated in two key NAICS categories: 334290 (Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing) and 811219 (Other Miscellaneous Technical and Scientific Services). This reflects her specialization in procuring advanced communications hardware and specialized technical services essential to facility operations, including system diagnostics, preventive maintenance, and integrated control solutions. Her technical domain expertise lies at the intersection of facility systems modernization and mission-critical communications infrastructure.