Maria Y. Lance

Maria Y. Lance serves as a Contract Specialist within the FA2543 460 Cons agency under the Department of the Air Force, where she plays a pivotal role in executing procurement actions that sustain and modernize critical infrastructure across Air Force installations. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of contract management—from solicitation and evaluation to award and administration—primarily for facility construction and maintenance projects. She specializes in acquisitions related to commercial and institutional building construction, plumbing, heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems, and electrical installations, ensuring that mission-critical facilities remain operational, compliant, and resilient. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to deliver mission-ready infrastructure through timely, compliant, and cost-effective contracting solutions. Maria works with a broad spectrum of qualified contractors specializing in federal construction and facility systems integration. While no single vendor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with firms possessing demonstrated expertise in military-grade construction standards, NFPA compliance, and DoD facility requirements. Her contracting approach emphasizes vendor reliability, technical capability, and past performance, fostering long-term partnerships with contractors who meet stringent quality and safety benchmarks. Maria’s procurement activities reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her awards issued under no set-aside status. This indicates a focus on maximizing competition among qualified large and small businesses without socioeconomic targeting, prioritizing technical merit and full and open competition as the primary selection criteria. Her primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 339999, All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing, which encompasses specialized building components, custom-fabricated mechanical and electrical systems, and integrated facility equipment not classified under standard construction codes. This specialization reflects her technical expertise in procuring highly engineered, non-standardized infrastructure components essential to modern Air Force installations.