Monique Rapolla

Monique Rapolla serves as a key procurement professional within the FA5240 36 Cons Lgc unit of the Department of the Air Force, supporting the sustainment and modernization of mission-critical air base infrastructure. Responsible for managing acquisition strategies for essential maintenance, communications, and facility services, Rapolla ensures operational readiness through timely and compliant contracting actions. Her portfolio encompasses a broad range of construction, logistics, and technical services critical to sustaining airborne and ground support systems, with a focus on delivering reliable, secure, and resilient infrastructure capabilities across Air Force installations. Rapolla maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of prime contractors, including PACIFIC RIM CONSTRUCTORS INC, GOCRAFTS LLC, DOCOMO PACIFIC, INC., M-80 SYSTEMS, INC., and MIC INDUSTRIES INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in electrical systems, facility maintenance, communications infrastructure, and specialized equipment fabrication. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, long-term vendor reliability, and technical alignment with Air Force standards, fostering collaborative, mission-driven procurement relationships. A defining feature of Rapolla’s contracting portfolio is her exclusive use of Total Small Business Set-Aside authority under FAR 19.5, demonstrating an unwavering commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals. Every acquisition she manages is structured to maximize opportunities for small businesses, ensuring equitable access to federal contracting for firms certified under various small business programs, including 8(a), HUBZone, and WOSB entities. This pattern underscores a strategic alignment with Department of Defense mandates to strengthen the small business industrial base. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 238210 (electrical installation), 562111 (solid waste collection), 337122 (nonupholstered wood furniture manufacturing), 531120 (nonresidential building lessors), and 333912 (air and gas compressor manufacturing). These categories reflect a diverse yet targeted approach to sustaining base operations—from facility upgrades and environmental services to specialized mechanical systems—highlighting her technical fluency in both construction and industrial supply chain domains.