Rachel E. DeMone

Rachel E. DeMone serves as a Contract Specialist within the FA3016 502 Cons Cl under the Department of the Air Force, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions that sustain Air Force installation readiness. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts spanning facility maintenance, medical equipment, and infrastructure modernization, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and aligning acquisitions with strategic priorities in airfield operations, communications systems, and facility safety. Her work directly supports the operational resilience of Air Force bases by securing reliable, technologically advanced services and products essential to personnel and mission support. DeMone maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including PERRY MANAGEMENT CORP OF SOUTH DAKOTA, L.L.C, WILLIAM T BROOKS & ASSOCIATES INC, CITADEL FEDERAL SOLUTIONS LLC, NEXLEGACY LLC, and AJ COMMERCIAL SERVICES, INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced vendors capable of delivering specialized maintenance, logistics, and facility services under tight operational timelines. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, clear statement of work development, and rigorous contract administration to ensure contractor accountability and mission alignment. A strong advocate for small business participation, DeMone consistently prioritizes socioeconomic set-asides, with 71.4% of her acquisitions designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. She actively leverages 8(a) competed opportunities and demonstrates a deliberate commitment to expanding vendor diversity, ensuring that small, disadvantaged, and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses have meaningful access to Air Force procurement opportunities. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 314910 (Textile Bag and Canvas Mills), 332311 (Prefabricated Metal Building Components), 339113 (Surgical Appliance and Supplies), 337215 (Showcase and Locker Manufacturing), and 335312 (Motor and Generator Manufacturing). This reflects expertise in procuring specialized facility components, medical equipment, and electromechanical systems critical to base infrastructure and operational support environments.