Tamara A. Feist-Hatfield

Tamara A. Feist-Hatfield serves as a Contracting Officer for FA5270 18 Cons Pk under the Department of the Air Force, where she manages mission-critical acquisitions to sustain airfield operations and infrastructure readiness across the Indo-Pacific region. Her portfolio focuses on contracts that ensure operational continuity through facility maintenance, rapid airfield damage repair, and mission-enabling services. She oversees the full acquisition lifecycle—from market research and solicitation to award and contract administration—ensuring compliance with federal regulations and Air Force strategic priorities. Her work directly supports force projection capabilities by maintaining the integrity of critical installations and enabling seamless logistical and operational support. Feist-Hatfield maintains longstanding relationships with key contractors including GILBANE JAPAN GK and KYUNAN CO., LTD., reflecting a pattern of engagement with established international vendors capable of delivering complex, geographically dispersed services. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, technical proficiency, and local operational knowledge, particularly in environments requiring rapid response and cultural adaptability. These partnerships are typically structured as firm-fixed-price or cost-reimbursement contracts, with a focus on performance-based outcomes and strict adherence to security and safety standards. Her procurement activity shows no preference for socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on capability and readiness over socioeconomic criteria, prioritizing mission necessity and vendor capacity to deliver time-sensitive, high-stakes services across austere locations. Feist-Hatfield’s primary NAICS focus areas include 711110 (Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters), 621330 (Offices of Mental Health Practitioners), 484210 (Used Household and Office Goods Moving), and 334517 (Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing), indicating a broad and unconventional procurement profile. These codes likely reflect administrative, logistical, or ancillary support functions tied to installation sustainment, personnel relocation, or specialized equipment maintenance—underscoring her expertise in managing diverse, non-traditional contract categories to fulfill operational requirements.