SrA Thomas Azevedo

Thomas Azevedo serves as a key procurement lead within the FA2823 AFTC PZIO, a critical unit of the Department of the Air Force responsible for advancing airborne and ground-based sensing, communication, and test instrumentation systems. He manages the acquisition of specialized engineering and construction services essential to modernizing aerospace test and evaluation infrastructure, with a focus on avionics, electronic warfare, and signal intelligence platforms. His role involves executing full lifecycle contracting for technical systems that ensure mission readiness, including the integration of high-precision measurement and control technologies. Azevedo’s acquisitions are primarily performance-based, emphasizing technical compliance, system interoperability, and rapid fielding of mission-critical capabilities. He maintains consistent relationships with a select group of contractors including TOM HAMMONDS ENTERPRISES, LLC, STREET LEGAL INDUSTRIES, INC, SPEEGLE CONSTRUCTION, INC, DETECT INC, and THE CONTROLS COMPANY, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established vendors with proven expertise in instrumentation, electromagnetic compatibility, and facility-scale test system integration. His contracting approach prioritizes reliability, technical specificity, and repeatable performance, often re-engaging the same vendors across multiple task orders to ensure continuity in complex test environment upgrades. Azevedo’s procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven emphasis on technical capability over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with the highly specialized nature of the systems being procured. While small business participation is not formally incentivized, the contractors he engages include firms with small business status, though selection is driven by technical merit and past performance. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 113310 (Logging) and 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors), which, despite surface-level misalignment, likely support infrastructure modernization for test ranges and facility upgrades—such as environmental controls, site preparation, and utility systems critical to maintaining electromagnetic test environments. His expertise centers on enabling the physical and technical infrastructure underlying advanced aerospace testing.