Melissa A Robertson

Melissa A. Robertson serves as a Contract Specialist within the FA4814 6 Cons Pk unit of the Department of the Air Force, where she manages the acquisition lifecycle for mission-critical services supporting personnel readiness, communications infrastructure, and base sustainment. Her portfolio encompasses a diverse range of procurement actions, including service contracts for cybersecurity, IT systems, and facility support, ensuring alignment with Air Force operational tempo and compliance with federal acquisition regulations. Robertson plays a pivotal role in translating strategic readiness goals into executable contracting actions, balancing technical requirements with fiscal and regulatory constraints across deployed and garrisoned locations. She maintains established relationships with key contractors including SUPPLYCORE LLC, CYBERPROTEX, LLC, and Liberty Communications, Inc., reflecting a consistent reliance on vendors specializing in secure IT solutions, communications equipment, and professional services. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a preference for long-term, performance-based engagements with firms capable of delivering scalable, mission-aligned capabilities, often involving complex statement of work development and risk mitigation strategies under firm-fixed-price and time-and-materials structures. Robertson exhibits a strong commitment to small business participation, with over half of her awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, complemented by targeted Women-Owned Small Business awards. Her socioeconomic contracting approach prioritizes inclusive vendor engagement, actively leveraging set-aside authorities to foster competition and capability development among small, disadvantaged, and service-disabled veteran-owned firms. Her primary NAICS focus areas include Security Systems Services (561621), Computer and Peripheral Equipment Wholesaling (423430), and Radio and Television Broadcasting Equipment Manufacturing (334220), underscoring her technical expertise in cybersecurity infrastructure, IT hardware/software procurement, and secure communications systems. Robertson’s work directly supports the Air Force’s modernization priorities in network resilience and operational communications, ensuring acquisition outcomes align with evolving defense technology standards.