Lissette Fernandez

Lissette Fernandez serves as a Contracting Officer for FA4887 56 Cons Cc within the Department of the Air Force, where she manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions critical to sustaining Air Force infrastructure and mission readiness. Her responsibilities include soliciting, awarding, and administering contracts for industrial maintenance, aviation component manufacturing, and facility operations, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and strategic readiness goals. She plays a pivotal role in securing specialized services and equipment that support airfield, hangar, and mission-critical asset functionality, with a focus on technical precision and operational reliability. Fernandez maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including ARKOSE GROUP LLC, SILVER NATIONAL CORP., BLAZING AVIATION LLC, and MACH 2 PRODUCTIONS INC., each of which provides niche capabilities in aviation support, industrial maintenance, and specialized manufacturing. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting and long-term vendor partnerships, fostering collaboration with firms that demonstrate technical expertise, quality assurance, and responsiveness to dynamic operational requirements. These relationships reflect a preference for vendors with proven experience in high-stakes defense environments. Her contracting patterns reveal a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with equal emphasis on open competition and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides. This dual focus underscores her dedication to both mission effectiveness and equitable opportunity, consistently prioritizing SDVOSB firms while maintaining a transparent, competitive process for non-set-aside procurements. Fernandez’s primary NAICS focus areas are 334111 (Electronic Computer Manufacturing) and 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), reflecting her specialization in procuring advanced avionics systems, mission-critical computing hardware, and facility infrastructure upgrades. Her technical domain expertise spans aerospace-grade electronics, facility modernization, and integrated maintenance systems, positioning her at the intersection of defense technology and physical infrastructure sustainment.