SSgt Zachery Dishong

SSgt Zachery Dishong serves as a primary contracting representative for FA3010 81st Contracting Squadron under the Department of the Air Force, where he manages mission-critical acquisitions to sustain and modernize Air Force infrastructure and medical systems. His responsibilities include planning, soliciting, and awarding contracts for facility upgrades, environmental control systems, and advanced medical equipment essential to operational readiness. Dishong specializes in complex procurement actions involving construction, telecommunications, and electromedical devices, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and Air Force-specific mission requirements. He maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, MARK DUNNING INDUSTRIES, VETERAN ELEVATED SOLUTIONS, LLC, TRIPOD CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC, and SDVO MONITORING SERVICES, LLC. These partnerships reflect a strategic emphasis on experienced small businesses capable of delivering specialized construction, facility maintenance, and surveillance systems. Dishong’s procurement approach prioritizes performance-based outcomes, leveraging long-term vendor engagement to ensure quality, timeliness, and mission alignment. Dishong demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with 60% of his acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. He routinely awards contracts to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) and other small business concerns, aligning with Air Force goals to enhance diversity and resilience in the supplier base. His contracting patterns reflect a deliberate focus on enabling veteran-owned and community-based enterprises to contribute to national defense infrastructure. His technical procurement focus centers on NAICS 334220 (wireless communications equipment), 334510 (electromedical and electrotherapeutic apparatus), and 339999 (miscellaneous manufacturing), indicating deep expertise in procuring diagnostic medical devices, broadcast systems, and specialized equipment for operational environments. He consistently sources mission-critical hardware and integrated systems that support both medical readiness and command, control, and communications infrastructure.