Mona Gayle L. Aquino

Mona Gayle L. Aquino serves as a Contract Administrator within the FA4690 28 Cons Pkc, a unit of the Department of the Air Force responsible for sustaining critical installation infrastructure and operational readiness. In this role, she manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for specialized maintenance, security systems, communications hardware, and facility support services essential to Air Force mission continuity. Her responsibilities include solicitation development, contract award administration, compliance oversight, and post-award management, ensuring all acquisitions align with FAR regulations and DoD strategic priorities for environmental control and equipment reliability. Aquino maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including Ostrom Painting & Sandblasting, Inc., and Astronics Test Systems Inc., reflecting a focus on industrial maintenance and technical testing services. Her procurement patterns indicate a preference for established vendors with proven expertise in facility remediation, avionics testing, and mission-critical system integration. These partnerships are characterized by repeat engagement and performance-based contract structures, underscoring a reliance on contractors with deep technical capabilities in niche defense support domains. Her contracting portfolio reflects a balanced approach to socioeconomic goals, with 42.9% of awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for small businesses. While no other specific set-aside categories dominate, her consistent use of small business set-asides signals a strategic alignment with DoD goals for broadening the supplier base and fostering competitive innovation among qualified small firms. Aquino’s primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 423910, reflecting substantial activity in the procurement of specialized industrial and recreational equipment supplies critical to installation support. Secondary emphasis on NAICS 484210 and 336413 indicates procurement of moving services for facility reconfigurations and auxiliary aircraft components, respectively. This technical specialization underscores her expertise in acquiring mission-enabling goods and services that directly support Air Force infrastructure resilience and operational sustainability.