Patricia A. Bates, Contracting Officer

Patricia A. Bates serves as a Contracting Officer for the Department of the Air Force facility FA2521 45 Cons Pk, where she manages mission-critical procurement activities supporting aerospace operations and base infrastructure readiness. Her portfolio centers on the acquisition of precision instrumentation, environmental control systems, and integrated security and communications infrastructure essential to airfield and range operations. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while delivering timely, technically sound solutions that sustain operational capabilities at high-priority defense sites. Bates maintains consistent working relationships with specialized contractors including ROBERTS TREESCAPING, LLC, THOMA-SEA MARINE CONSTRUCTORS, L.L.C., CYPRESS SOLUTIONS LLC, and INTERCONNECT WIRING LLP, reflecting her focus on niche technical services and facility support. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term vendor partnerships with firms possessing domain-specific expertise in environmental systems, electrical infrastructure, and mission-critical facility maintenance, fostering reliability and technical alignment with Air Force operational requirements. Her procurement strategy demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic programs, with 8(a) competed set-asides accounting for 43.8% of her awards and significant participation from women-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. She actively leverages FAR 19.5 small business set-asides and prioritizes contracting opportunities that promote diversity and capability development within the defense industrial base. Bates specializes in acquisitions under NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) and 561990 (All Other Support Services), with additional emphasis on engineering services (541330) and HVAC systems (238220). Her technical domain expertise spans facility modernization, climate control integration, and mission-critical utility systems, ensuring that infrastructure investments directly enhance operational resilience and mission continuity at Air Force installations.