Machelle Maner

Machelle Maner serves as TampaMEDWeek Chairperson within the FA4814 6 Cons Pk unit of the Department of the Air Force, where she plays a pivotal role in coordinating mission-critical procurement activities aligned with personnel readiness and base sustainment. Her responsibilities encompass the strategic planning and execution of acquisitions supporting professional military education, communications infrastructure, and logistical operations for deployed and garrisoned forces. Maner specializes in managing service-based contracts under the All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services NAICS category, ensuring that procurement efforts directly enhance operational tempo through secure IT systems, training support, and facility-enabled capabilities. Her work bridges operational needs with acquisition execution, ensuring compliance with federal procurement standards while maintaining alignment with Air Force strategic objectives. Maner maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors including SUPPLYCORE LLC, CYBERPROTEX, LLC, AADS OFFICE SOLUTIONS INT'L LLC, and Liberty Communications, Inc., all of which provide specialized technical, communications, and administrative support services. These partnerships reflect a focus on vendors capable of delivering scalable, secure, and mission-tailored solutions across diverse operational environments. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, technical proficiency, and responsiveness, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in performance-based outcomes rather than transactional engagements. Maner’s procurement portfolio reflects a strict preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without set-asides, including no use of 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. This indicates a procurement strategy prioritizing capability and mission alignment over socioeconomic targeting, aligning with the agency’s need for rapid, high-assurance service delivery in time-sensitive operational contexts. Her primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 541990, encompassing a broad range of professional and technical services including cybersecurity support, communications systems integration, training program development, and facility sustainment services. Maner’s expertise centers on acquiring mission-enabling services that ensure the readiness and resilience of Air Force personnel and infrastructure, with deep technical familiarity in secure IT environments and operational logistics support.