Stephanie V. Foster

Stephanie V. Foster serves as a key procurement professional within the 436 Contracting Squadron, part of the Department of the Air Force’s FA4497 organization, where she supports the operational readiness of Air Force installations through the acquisition of critical facility maintenance, infrastructure, and specialized equipment services. Her responsibilities include managing full lifecycle contracting actions for construction, repair, and sustainment contracts essential to maintaining mission-critical air base operations, including hangar systems, security infrastructure, and aircraft support facilities. She executes solicitations under FAR and DFARS guidelines, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition standards while aligning procurements with the squadron’s strategic priorities of resilience and operational continuity. While specific contractor names are not available, Foster engages with a diverse pool of vendors, including specialty trade contractors, industrial machinery repair firms, and analytical equipment suppliers, fostering partnerships that meet technical demands across complex facility environments. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for competitive, open solicitations, with a balanced approach to vendor engagement that prioritizes capability, reliability, and regulatory compliance over singular supplier dependencies. Foster demonstrates a clear commitment to small business participation, with approximately one-third of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. Her procurement strategy actively promotes economic opportunity by reserving contracts for small businesses, aligning with Department of Defense goals for inclusive contracting. Though no 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB preferences are dominant, her consistent use of small business set-asides underscores a proactive effort to broaden vendor participation across the supply base. Her primary NAICS focus includes commercial and industrial machinery repair (811310), specialty trade contracting (238990), and analytical instrument manufacturing (334516), reflecting expertise in procuring maintenance services for aircraft support systems, facility upgrades, and precision testing equipment. She regularly acquires technical services for facility infrastructure sustainment, indicating deep familiarity with the operational needs of Air Force installations and the specialized contractors capable of delivering mission-critical solutions.