Nora W Ball

Nora W. Ball serves as Contract Manager at the Headquarters of Air Combat Command’s Acquisition Management Integration Center (FA4890), where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions that sustain and modernize air dominance capabilities. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts for technical services and operational support systems essential to pilot readiness, command and control infrastructure, and tactical communication systems. Her work directly enables the Department of the Air Force to maintain combat-ready forces through timely, compliant, and strategically aligned procurement actions. Ball specializes in performance-based service contracts that ensure seamless integration of advanced training systems and mission-critical maintenance solutions. Her primary contractor relationships include VETPRIDE-EMI MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS, LLC, MILTRAIN JV II LLC, and JBW FEDITC JV LLC—partnerships characterized by long-term, performance-driven engagements focused on facility maintenance, training system sustainment, and integrated logistics support. These relationships reflect a preference for joint ventures and specialized service providers with proven expertise in defense-specific operational environments. Ball fosters collaborative, results-oriented vendor partnerships grounded in strict adherence to FAR compliance and outcome-based deliverables. While the majority of her acquisitions—87.5%—are conducted without set-asides, she consistently allocates 12.5% of contract opportunities to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured but deliberate commitment to small business participation. Her socioeconomic contracting patterns prioritize broad-based competition while ensuring eligible small businesses have meaningful access to high-value service contracts aligned with Air Combat Command’s mission needs. Her procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 561730 (Landscaping Services), which, within this context, encompasses specialized grounds maintenance, environmental compliance, and installation infrastructure support for military airfields and training facilities. This niche specialization reflects a unique application of landscaping services to ensure operational readiness, safety, and regulatory compliance across critical Air Force installations.