Patrick W. Clark

Patrick Clark serves as a Contract Specialist within the FA8823 Sustainment MCPNT SSC/PKL under the Department of the Air Force, where he plays a pivotal role in managing complex acquisitions to sustain and modernize critical aerospace and space-based systems. His responsibilities include planning, soliciting, negotiating, and administering contracts for mission-critical capabilities such as guided missile sustainment, satellite communications infrastructure, and global positioning system components. He works closely with technical stakeholders to align procurement strategies with operational readiness requirements, ensuring compliance with FAR and DFARS regulations across the lifecycle of high-priority defense programs. Clark’s contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 93.8% of his acquisitions issued without set-asides, indicating a focus on maximizing market competition for technically demanding, non-specialized requirements. While small business participation is limited, he consistently supports Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, particularly for niche engineering and manufacturing services where qualified small vendors can deliver specialized capabilities without compromising mission performance. His procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 517919 (Other Telecommunications), reflecting extensive engagement with satellite communications, secure data transmission, and space-based network services. He also regularly procures engineering services (NAICS 541330) for system integration and sustainment, alongside specialized fabricated metal products (NAICS 332999) and wireless communications equipment manufacturing (NAICS 334220). This technical alignment underscores his expertise in acquiring mission-enabling technologies for space and missile systems, working with a diverse pool of defense contractors and systems integrators who support the Air Force’s enduring space superiority and missile defense objectives.