Michele A. Cleckner

Michele A. Cleckner serves as a Contract Specialist within the Department of the Air Force at FA2521 45 Cons Pk, where she plays a pivotal role in securing mission-critical capabilities that sustain aerospace operations and base infrastructure readiness. She manages the full lifecycle of procurements for precision instrumentation, environmental control systems, and integrated security and communications services, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning acquisitions with operational priorities at airfield and range complexes. Her work directly supports the agency’s mandate to maintain high-readiness environments through reliable, technologically advanced procurement solutions. Cleckner maintains established working relationships with a select group of specialized vendors, including ROBERTS TREESCAPING, LLC for landscape and grounds maintenance, THOMA-SEA MARINE CONSTRUCTORS, L.L.C. for facility infrastructure support, CYPRESS SOLUTIONS LLC for technical services, and INTERCONNECT WIRING LLP for cabling and network integration. These partnerships reflect a focus on niche contractors with proven expertise in aerospace-environmental systems and mission-critical facility services, indicating a preference for vendors with domain-specific capabilities and consistent performance histories. Her contracting portfolio reflects a strict preference for full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued without set-aside designations, indicating a focus on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic classifications. While small business participation is not formally prioritized through set-asides, her selections are driven by vendor qualifications and system compatibility rather than socioeconomic criteria. Cleckner’s primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 334511 for aeronautical and navigation system manufacturing and NAICS 561210 for facilities support services. She regularly acquires advanced analytical instruments, climate control units, and integrated security systems essential to airfield and range operations, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with aerospace instrumentation, environmental control technologies, and facility infrastructure integration.