Mary L Owens

Mary L. Owens serves as a Contract Administrator within the FA4608 2 Cons Lgc unit of the Department of the Air Force, where she plays a pivotal role in executing facility-related acquisitions that sustain mission-critical infrastructure across Air Force installations. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracts for maintenance, security, and communications systems, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while supporting operational readiness. She routinely handles service-based procurements under FAR Part 12 and Part 37, focusing on performance-based contracting methods to ensure outcomes-driven delivery of essential services ranging from airfield upkeep to recreational and religious facility operations. Owens maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors, including UNITED POOL MAINTENANCE LLC, WHITEDS ENVIRONMENTAL, INC., HALLIDAY TECHNOLOGIES INC, CALEB CRUCIAN, and ARABIC INTERPRETERS LLC. These partnerships reflect a balanced mix of specialized service providers delivering facility support, environmental compliance, technology integration, and linguistic services. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, niche expertise, and long-term vendor collaboration, often renewing engagements with contractors who demonstrate consistent performance and compliance with quality standards. A strong advocate for socioeconomic opportunity, Owens prioritizes small business participation, with 50% of her awards structured as 8(a) competed set-asides and an additional 50% designated under total small business set-asides per FAR 19.5. This pattern underscores her commitment to fostering diverse vendor participation and empowering disadvantaged businesses within the defense contracting ecosystem. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 721110 (Hotels and Motels) and NAICS 561210 (Facilities Support Services), reflecting deep expertise in lodging, custodial, groundskeeping, and facility management services. She ensures these acquisitions align with Air Force standards for habitability, safety, and mission support, making her a key enabler of quality-of-life and infrastructure resilience across installations.