Susan M Sooknanan

Susan M. Sooknanan serves as a key procurement professional within the FA4419 agency of the Department of the Air Force, supporting the sustainment and modernization of critical air base infrastructure and aerospace maintenance systems. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on facility utilities, environmental systems, and mission-critical logistical support services essential to operational readiness. Her work directly enables the agency’s mission to maintain high-readiness aerospace operations through reliable maintenance, repair, and infrastructure resilience. Sooknanan typically handles complex service and construction contracts requiring technical oversight and compliance with federal acquisition regulations for defense-specific environments. She maintains a consistent working relationship with Coordinated Defense Supply Systems, Inc., a primary contractor providing specialized logistical and supply chain support for aerospace maintenance operations. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established vendors with proven capabilities in facility systems and defense-compatible supply chains, often engaging firms with prior DoD experience and robust quality assurance protocols. These partnerships are cultivated through structured sourcing strategies that prioritize reliability, compliance, and mission alignment. Sooknanan demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with over half of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. She also actively employs HUBZone set-asides, reflecting a deliberate strategy to engage economically disadvantaged geographic areas. Her contracting approach aligns with DoD socioeconomic goals, consistently prioritizing small, veteran-owned, and community-based firms while maintaining flexibility for non-set-aside procurements when full and open competition is warranted. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 238220 (plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors), 236220 (commercial and institutional building construction), and 812331 (linen supply services), indicating deep expertise in facility infrastructure, base utilities, and operational support services. She procures specialized maintenance systems, environmental controls, and hygiene support solutions critical to sustaining aerospace operations, demonstrating technical fluency in defense facility engineering and logistics domains.