Sandra K. Turner

Sandra K. Turner serves as a Contracting Officer for the FA3300 42 Cons Cc under the Department of the Air Force, where she manages a diverse portfolio of procurements critical to sustaining and modernizing Air University’s educational and operational infrastructure. Her responsibilities include planning, soliciting, awarding, and administering contracts for technical, instructional, and facility-related goods and services that directly support immersive training environments, command communication systems, and mission-critical facilities. She specializes in complex acquisitions involving specialized equipment and integrated systems, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with Air Force readiness objectives. While specific contractor relationships are not currently available in the data, Turner’s procurement patterns indicate a preference for established vendors capable of delivering high-precision, mission-ready solutions. She engages with a broad spectrum of suppliers, including manufacturers of technical training equipment, audiovisual systems, and institutional furniture, fostering partnerships that prioritize reliability, technical compliance, and timely delivery. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based requirements and risk mitigation through robust source selection criteria. Turner’s set-aside preferences reflect a strong but selective commitment to small business participation, with 14.3% of her awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, while the majority—85.7%—remain open to all competitors. This balance suggests a strategic focus on ensuring market competitiveness while actively creating opportunities for qualified small businesses to contribute to national defense education initiatives. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 339920 (Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing), 337127 (Institutional Furniture Manufacturing), 339930 (Doll, Toy, and Game Manufacturing), 335999 (Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment), and 334290 (Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing). These reflect her specialization in procuring simulation hardware, training simulators, instructional furnishings, and integrated AV/communications systems tailored for military education environments, demonstrating deep technical expertise in experiential learning technologies and institutional infrastructure.