Shakira Ramos

Shakira Ramos serves as a key procurement professional within the 355th Contracting Squadron (FA4877) of the Department of the Air Force, responsible for managing mission-critical acquisitions that sustain aerospace readiness and base infrastructure operations. She oversees the full lifecycle of contracts for specialized construction, maintenance, and support services essential to airpower continuity, with a primary focus on water and sewer line systems, utility infrastructure, and related civil works critical to base operational resilience. Her work directly enables the functionality of aircraft maintenance facilities, training complexes, and logistics hubs by ensuring reliable utility systems are procured and delivered in alignment with Air Force standards and federal acquisition regulations. Ramos maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of specialized contractors, including MILLER ELECTRIC COMPANY INC., ATLANTIC PACIFIC STANDARD LLC, DAP CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT LLC, BSE PERFORMANCE, LLC, and LAVISH LIFE TECHNOLOGIES LLC. These vendors are selected for their technical proficiency in utility infrastructure, facility modernization, and mission-enabling construction services. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous compliance, and long-term vendor reliability, fostering collaborative relationships grounded in accountability and technical precision. A defining feature of Ramos’s procurement strategy is her exclusive use of Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting an unwavering commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals. Every contract she manages is reserved for small businesses, ensuring broad participation from diverse, qualified firms and reinforcing the Air Force’s mandate to empower small business growth within defense infrastructure markets. Her technical expertise centers on NAICS 237110—Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction—where she procures complex utility systems including underground piping, stormwater management, pump stations, and associated civil works. This specialization requires deep familiarity with military construction codes, environmental compliance, and integrated infrastructure planning, positioning her as a subject matter expert in sustaining the foundational utilities that enable airfield and base operational readiness.