Mary L. Avants

Mary L. Avants serves as a Contract Specialist within the Department of the Air Force’s FA4610 30 Cons Pk facility, supporting the Space Systems Command’s mission to sustain critical infrastructure at Vandenberg Space Force Base. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for facility services essential to national security space operations, including maintenance, utilities, security, and environmental support. Her work ensures operational readiness by procuring mission-critical services that uphold the resilience of launch and test site infrastructure, aligning with strategic modernization goals for aging facilities. Avants maintains consistent partnerships with a core group of contractors including MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, DIVERSE PEST MANAGEMENT, TECH O. R., LLC, KING FREIGHT LLC, and DARBONNIER TACTICAL SUPPLY LLC. These relationships reflect a focus on specialized service providers delivering construction, pest control, technical support, logistics, and tactical supply solutions. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, compliance, and performance-based outcomes, fostering long-term vendor engagement with firms capable of meeting the unique demands of a secure, mission-critical environment. A strong advocate for small business participation, Avants consistently prioritizes socioeconomic set-asides, with 78.6% of her acquisitions designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. She also regularly awards contracts to Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned, and other small business concerns, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to broadening economic opportunity while maintaining high standards of service delivery. Her procurement portfolio is heavily concentrated in NAICS 561730 (Landscaping Services) and 812320 (Drycleaning and Laundry Services), with additional emphasis on 561612 (Security Guards and Patrol Services). These reflect the facility’s need for environmental stewardship, hygiene compliance, and physical security. Her technical expertise lies in managing non-tactical, facility-sustaining services that underpin the operational integrity of space launch infrastructure.