Paola Caceres

Paola Caceres serves as a Senior Contracting Specialist (SSG) within the FA5209 374th Contracting Package under the Department of the Air Force, responsible for executing mission-critical acquisitions to sustain operational readiness at U.S. military installations in Japan. Her portfolio encompasses facility maintenance, logistics support, infrastructure development, and technical services essential to daily base operations. She manages a diverse range of contract types—including firm-fixed-price and cost-reimbursement instruments—to ensure compliance with DoD standards while delivering timely, reliable services across geographically dispersed units. Caceres plays a pivotal role in aligning procurement outcomes with the agency’s strategic priorities in facility management, transportation, and mission-critical infrastructure sustainment. Caceres maintains established working relationships with a core group of contractors including KOTRACK INCORPORATED, BRANSCOME OPERATING, LLC, MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC., AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, and KOTSUKENSETSU CO., LTD. These partnerships span construction, telecommunications, industrial equipment supply, and facility services, reflecting a preference for experienced, globally capable vendors with proven performance in austere and high-tempo environments. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, regulatory compliance, and long-term service continuity, often renewing contracts with vendors demonstrating consistent quality and responsiveness. Caceres’s procurement activity is exclusively non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. While she does not prioritize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her process remains transparent and competitive, ensuring value-driven outcomes through rigorous evaluation criteria and performance-based contracting standards. Her primary NAICS focus includes 813110 (Religious Organizations), reflecting unique cultural and morale-support services on overseas bases, alongside 238910 (Site Preparation), 423830 (Industrial Machinery Wholesalers), 334515 (Electrical Instrument Manufacturing), and 611430 (Professional Training). These categories reveal a technical specialization in facility infrastructure, precision instrumentation, and workforce development—underscoring her expertise in procuring complex, mission-enabling services for deployed Air Force units.