Mrs. Melissa Sanders

Mrs. Melissa Sanders serves as a key procurement lead within the FA4819 325 Cons Pkp unit of the Department of the Air Force, where she manages construction and infrastructure modernization contracts critical to sustaining Air Force installation readiness. Her role centers on executing full lifecycle acquisition processes for facility construction, repair, and site development projects that support operational aerospace missions. She routinely handles complex, high-stakes solicitations under FAR Part 36, ensuring compliance with military construction standards and environmental resilience requirements. Her portfolio is strategically aligned with the agency’s mission to enhance base infrastructure durability and enable long-term force projection through resilient built environments. Sanders maintains collaborative relationships with a diverse pool of construction contractors specializing in military-grade facility development. She engages primarily with general contractors, civil works firms, and specialty subcontractors experienced in Department of Defense construction protocols, including those certified under the Unified Facilities Criteria. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, integrated project delivery, and stringent quality assurance measures to ensure compliance with AFCEC and UFC standards. Vendor partnerships are cultivated through pre-solicitation outreach, industry days, and post-award performance evaluations to foster accountability and innovation. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong commitment to socioeconomic inclusion, with over 60% of her awards directed toward small business set-asides, particularly Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (33.3%) and Women-Owned Small Businesses (28.6%). She actively prioritizes FAR 19.5 small business participation and incorporates HUBZone and Total Small Business set-asides where mission requirements permit, demonstrating a deliberate strategy to broaden contractor diversity while maintaining technical excellence. The majority of her acquisitions fall under NAICS 236220 for commercial and institutional building construction, with significant activity in 237310 for transportation infrastructure and 238910 for site preparation. She specializes in procuring hardened facility construction, utility system upgrades, airfield support structures, and geotechnical enhancements that meet stringent military engineering specifications, reflecting deep expertise in DoD facility sustainment and infrastructure resilience.