Sherry Rhoden

Sherry Rhoden serves as a key procurement professional within the FA6648 482 Lss Lgc unit of the Department of the Air Force, responsible for managing acquisitions that sustain critical infrastructure and ensure operational readiness at Air Force installations. Her work centers on securing construction, maintenance, and specialized equipment services essential to modernizing facility systems—including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and secure communications infrastructure. She handles a diverse portfolio of contract actions under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, prioritizing mission-critical building integrity and the reliability of base-wide utilities and security systems. Her acquisitions are strategically aligned with the agency’s mandate to maintain high-readiness environments through timely, compliant, and technically sound procurement. Rhoden maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including ZITEC, INC, PC VISION INC, TRUSTED SYSTEMS, INC., and COOL SERVICE AND REPAIR LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on firms with proven expertise in facility systems maintenance, secure communications equipment, and specialized industrial services. Her contracting patterns emphasize performance-based outcomes and technical compliance, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in reliability and adherence to military installation standards. These relationships are cultivated through competitive and non-competitive mechanisms tailored to the complexity and urgency of infrastructure needs. A strong commitment to socioeconomic objectives defines Rhoden’s contracting approach, with 75% of her awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, and an additional 12.5% allocated to 8(a) competed contracts. This reflects a deliberate strategy to expand opportunities for small, disadvantaged, and veteran-owned businesses while ensuring robust competition and innovation. Her pattern of set-aside utilization underscores a sustained emphasis on workforce development and community-based economic resilience within the defense industrial base. Her technical procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors), with significant activity also in commercial construction (236220), plastics product manufacturing (326199), wireless communications equipment (334220), and truck trailer manufacturing (336212). This multidisciplinary scope highlights her expertise in integrating facility systems with security and logistics infrastructure, ensuring that procurement decisions align with both operational requirements and long-term sustainment goals.