Kyle J. Gagnon

Kyle J. Gagnon serves as Flight Commander for FA4855 27 Socons Lgc within the Department of the Air Force, where he leads the planning, execution, and oversight of mission-critical construction and infrastructure acquisition programs. Responsible for ensuring air base operational readiness, Gagnon manages a portfolio of contracts focused on prefabricated metal building systems, facility modernization, and supporting infrastructure services essential to sustaining aerospace operations. His role integrates strategic procurement planning with technical requirements from engineering and facilities teams, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning acquisitions with long-term infrastructure resilience goals. Gagnon maintains a primary working relationship with ALTUS TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LLC, a trusted vendor specializing in the design and delivery of prefabricated metal building systems. His contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in technical reliability, schedule adherence, and quality assurance, particularly for mission-critical facility components. He routinely engages contractors with proven expertise in rapid-deployment construction solutions and modular building technologies, fostering collaborative relationships that support agile response to evolving operational demands. Gagnon’s procurement strategy reflects a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with approximately half of his acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. He consistently prioritizes small business participation, ensuring opportunities for certified small disadvantaged, woman-owned, and service-disabled veteran-owned firms while maintaining compliance with non-set-aside requirements to ensure competitive integrity and broad vendor access. His technical expertise centers on NAICS 332311—Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing—where he procures engineered metal structures for hangars, maintenance facilities, storage units, and utility buildings. Gagnon’s domain knowledge includes structural integrity standards, climate-resilient design, and integration of HVAC and electrical systems within modular frameworks, making him a key liaison between facility engineers and contract specialists in delivering mission-ready infrastructure.