Ryan Haselhuhn

TSgt Ryan Haselhuhn serves as a contracting specialist within the 379th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron (FA5702), supporting the Department of the Air Force’s mission to sustain expeditionary air base operations. In this role, he manages the acquisition of essential facility and logistical support services critical to maintaining operational readiness at overseas and forward-deployed locations. His responsibilities include planning, soliciting, awarding, and administering contracts for mission-critical infrastructure sustainment, with a primary focus on laundry and drycleaning services that ensure uniform and linen readiness for deployed personnel. He operates within the Defense Logistics Agency framework, ensuring compliance with FAR and DFARS regulations while aligning procurements with Air Force installation support priorities. Haselhuhn collaborates with a network of commercial service providers specializing in industrial-scale laundry and textile care, including certified vendors with experience in high-volume, military-specification operations. His contracting approach emphasizes reliability, scalability, and compliance with military hygiene and turnaround standards. While no single contractor dominates his portfolio, he consistently engages firms with proven capabilities in rapid deployment support and government-contracted facility services, fostering long-term vendor partnerships grounded in performance accountability and on-time delivery. His procurement patterns reflect a strict preference for full and open competition, with 100% of his acquisitions issued without set-asides, indicating a focus on operational urgency and service continuity over socioeconomic targeting. This approach prioritizes mission-critical service availability over socioeconomic program participation, though he remains cognizant of small business capabilities when they meet technical requirements. Haselhuhn’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 812332 (Industrial Launderers) and 812320 (Drycleaning and Laundry Services), reflecting his specialization in large-scale textile processing for military use. He procures services including uniform washing, disinfection, mending, and linen management—critical functions that sustain force readiness through hygiene compliance and equipment durability. His expertise lies in evaluating vendor capacity to meet DoD-specific cleanliness, turnaround time, and deployment logistics standards.