Mitch D. Mickley

Mitch D. Mickley serves as a Contract Specialist within the FA4418 628 Cons Pk unit of the Department of the Air Force, responsible for managing the acquisition of mission-enabling construction, maintenance, and infrastructure support services at Joint Base Charleston and associated installations. His role centers on ensuring operational readiness through the timely and compliant execution of procurement actions for facility modernization, utility systems, and airfield sustainment projects. Mickley handles a diverse portfolio of contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with a strong emphasis on construction, environmental services, and specialized industrial equipment procurement, aligning acquisitions with the agency’s strategic priorities in resilience and infrastructure modernization. Mickley maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors, including McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC for site development and infrastructure upgrades, Protect Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning, LLC for facility compliance services, Access Portable Toilets Inc. for temporary sanitation solutions, and ML Armaments LLC for specialized security and ordnance-related support. These partnerships reflect a pattern of engaging vendors with proven expertise in military-specific operational environments, often requiring adherence to stringent safety, security, and environmental standards. A strong advocate for small business participation, Mickley consistently prioritizes Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with over half of his acquisitions structured to promote small business involvement. His contracting patterns demonstrate a deliberate focus on socioeconomic programs, fostering opportunities for small disadvantaged, HUBZone, and service-disabled veteran-owned firms while maintaining compliance with federal set-aside thresholds. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 333923 for overhead crane and hoist systems, critical to aircraft maintenance and logistics operations, alongside specialized services in industrial gas manufacturing, plastics product fabrication, and turbine generator systems. He also manages niche contracts in automobile driving schools to support military driver certification requirements, reflecting a unique blend of technical infrastructure and human capital procurement expertise tailored to Air Force operational needs.