Steven Chavez

Steven Chavez serves as a Contract Specialist within the FA4887 56 Cons Cc, a unit of the Department of the Air Force responsible for sustaining critical Air Force infrastructure and operational readiness. He manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for maintenance, construction, and specialized equipment services essential to airfield, hangar, and aviation component operations. His portfolio includes complex acquisitions under FAR Part 12 and Part 13, with a focus on industrial support, facility systems, and mission-critical logistics. Chavez ensures compliance with federal contracting regulations while aligning procurements with the agency’s strategic priorities for reliability and readiness. Chavez maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including Arkose Group LLC, Silver National Corp., Blazing Aviation LLC, and Mach 2 Productions Inc., each of which provides specialized services in aviation maintenance, facility modernization, and technical support. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and long-term vendor partnerships, fostering collaboration with firms possessing niche expertise in Air Force-specific operational environments. He actively engages these contractors through task order competitions and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) mechanisms to ensure responsive, scalable support. His procurement patterns reflect a balanced commitment to small business participation, with approximately one-third of awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5 and nearly 11% reserved for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs). While the majority of contracts remain open to all competitors, Chavez strategically deploys socioeconomic set-asides to broaden vendor diversity and enhance competition within the small business community. Chavez’s primary NAICS focus areas include Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing, Other Support Activities for Air Transportation, Custom Computer Programming Services, Hotels and Motels, and Passenger Car Rental—reflecting a broad but mission-aligned scope of acquisitions. He procures everything from aviation maintenance tooling and facility upgrades to logistics support and IT systems, demonstrating technical fluency across both physical infrastructure and service-based domains critical to Air Force installation sustainment.