SSgt Laura L. Zabinski

SSgt Laura L. Zabinski serves as a Contract Specialist at the Department of the Air Force’s FA2521 45 Cons Pk facility, where she plays a pivotal role in sustaining operational readiness through the acquisition of mission-critical infrastructure and technical systems. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts for precision instrumentation, environmental control systems, and integrated security and communications infrastructure essential to airfield and range operations. Her work directly supports the agency’s mandate to maintain high-performance aerospace facilities through compliant, timely, and technically sound procurement actions. Zabinski maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of specialized contractors, including Roberts Treescaping, LLC; Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, L.L.C.; Cypress Solutions LLC; and Interconnect Wiring LLP. These partnerships reflect a focus on niche capabilities in landscape management for range safety, marine and coastal construction, technical systems integration, and mission-critical wiring solutions. Her procurement approach emphasizes vendor reliability, technical proficiency, and performance history, fostering long-term collaborations with firms that demonstrate deep domain expertise in complex, safety-sensitive environments. A strong advocate for small business participation, Zabinski consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with approximately two-thirds of her acquisitions reserved for small businesses. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic programs, ensuring opportunities for small, disadvantaged, and service-disabled veteran-owned firms while maintaining rigorous performance standards. She actively leverages set-aside authorities to expand the industrial base supporting Air Force infrastructure resilience. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction) and 541310 (Architectural Services), aligning with the facility’s need for durable, mission-aligned construction and design solutions. She specializes in acquiring civil engineering services, site development, and architectural planning for airfield and range complexes, demonstrating technical fluency in federal construction standards, environmental compliance, and facility sustainment requirements.