Tanner Mullins

Tanner Mullins serves as a key procurement professional within the FA8117 Air Force Sustainment Center, supporting the sustainment and modernization of critical airborne weapon systems for the Department of the Air Force. Responsible for managing acquisitions of mission-critical avionics, flight control components, and auxiliary aircraft equipment, Mullins ensures operational readiness of legacy and advanced platforms including the E-3, F-15, B-1, B-2, and C-130. His work directly enables the repair, overhaul, and integration of specialized systems essential to maintaining airpower superiority, with a focus on technical procurement across manufacturing and engineering services. Mullins maintains established relationships with core suppliers including THE GYRO HOUSE, TRANSICOIL LLC, and SIMMONDS PRECISION PRODUCTS INC, all of which provide precision-engineered components such as gyroscopic systems, torsion springs, and high-reliability aerospace fittings. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with deep expertise in military-grade manufacturing and certified quality systems, often requiring AS9100 compliance and defense supply chain credentials. His contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor reliability, technical capability validation, and consistent performance on complex, low-volume, high-precision procurements. His procurement portfolio demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 34% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 and an additional 4% allocated to 8(a) competed contracts. While the majority of acquisitions remain open to all competitors, Mullins consistently integrates socioeconomic programs to foster innovation and capacity building among qualified small businesses in the aerospace supply base. The primary technical domains he supports include Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (NAICS 336413), with significant activity in adhesive manufacturing (325520) and precision machine tooling (333517). He also procures custom computer programming services for avionics integration (541511) and specialized power-driven handtools used in aircraft maintenance, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to sustaining complex airborne systems.