SSgt Miranda Croom

SSgt Miranda Croom serves as a key procurement specialist within the Department of the Air Force’s FA2521 45 Cons Pk facility, supporting the sustainment of mission-critical aerospace and base infrastructure operations. She manages the acquisition of precision instrumentation, environmental control systems, and integrated security and communications infrastructure essential to maintaining operational readiness at airfield and range complexes. Her responsibilities include planning, soliciting, awarding, and administering contracts for technical services and specialized construction, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and mission-specific performance standards. Croom’s work directly enables the facility’s ability to maintain high-availability systems under demanding operational conditions. She maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of specialized contractors, including ROBERTS TREESCAPING, LLC for landscape and grounds maintenance, THOMA-SEA MARINE CONSTRUCTORS, L.L.C. for facility infrastructure support, CYPRESS SOLUTIONS LLC for technical system integration, and INTERCONNECT WIRING LLP for complex electrical and data cabling installations. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in aerospace-environmental systems and hardened infrastructure, emphasizing reliability, technical certification, and responsiveness to urgent operational needs. Croom’s contracting portfolio reflects a strong emphasis on open competition, with 80% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions. However, she consistently prioritizes Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) participation, allocating 20% of opportunities to qualified SDVOSB firms, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic goals without compromising mission requirements. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS 334290 (Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing) and 238210 (Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors), each accounting for 40% of activity, with additional emphasis on 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction). She specializes in procuring advanced communication hardware, mission-critical wiring systems, and facility upgrades that support secure, climate-controlled environments for sensitive aerospace operations.