Sarah Fales

Sarah E. Fales serves as a key procurement professional within the FA4855 27th Security Forces Contracting Squadron, part of the Department of the Air Force, where she manages mission-critical acquisitions to sustain air base infrastructure and operational readiness. Her portfolio centers on secure communications systems, electronic components, and facility support services essential to maintaining airpower capabilities. She oversees the full lifecycle of contracts—from solicitation through award and administration—ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning purchases with strategic modernization goals for air base resilience, including HVAC, wastewater systems, and secure data infrastructure. Fales maintains a consistent working relationship with ALTUS TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LLC, a trusted contractor delivering specialized communications and electronic systems tailored to military environments. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in technical reliability, performance history, and compliance with defense standards. She routinely collaborates with contractors capable of rapid deployment, field support, and adherence to stringent cybersecurity and supply chain integrity requirements. Her procurement strategy is heavily oriented toward small business participation, with 85.7% of her awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate commitment to fostering innovation and capacity within the defense industrial base by prioritizing small, agile firms with niche expertise in electronics and communications. She actively leverages socioeconomic programs to expand vendor diversity while ensuring mission-critical performance standards are met. Fales specializes in acquisitions under NAICS codes 334290 and 334419, focusing on advanced communications equipment and electronic components critical to secure military networks. She also procures through 423430 and 423490 for merchant wholesalers supplying computer peripherals, specialized sensors, and mission-critical support hardware. Her technical domain expertise lies in integrating commercial-off-the-shelf electronics into hardened military infrastructure, ensuring interoperability, electromagnetic compatibility, and long-term sustainment across austere operational environments.