Tanya Santos

Tanya Santos supports the procurement mission of the FA5240 36 Cons Lgc under the Department of the Air Force, managing acquisitions critical to sustaining air base operational readiness. She oversees the acquisition of maintenance, communications, and infrastructure services essential to mission-critical facilities, including climate control systems, industrial equipment, and facility modernization projects. Her work ensures the reliability of airborne and ground support systems through timely contract execution aligned with Air Force sustainability and readiness goals. She routinely handles complex service and supply contracts requiring technical compliance with military installation standards and federal acquisition regulations. Santos maintains consistent relationships with key contractors including Pacific Rim Constructors Inc., GoCrafts LLC, Docomo Pacific, Inc., M-80 Systems, Inc., and MIC Industries Inc., reflecting a preference for specialized vendors with proven expertise in military-grade facility support, telecommunications infrastructure, and industrial equipment installation. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term vendor partnerships grounded in performance reliability and compliance with defense logistics requirements, often involving task-order delivery under IDIQ vehicles for responsive, mission-critical service delivery. Her procurement strategy is heavily oriented toward small business participation, with 90% of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, and an additional 5% designated for HUBZone concerns. This reflects a deliberate and sustained commitment to expanding economic opportunity within the defense supply chain while ensuring access to agile, niche-capable vendors capable of meeting urgent installation needs. She rarely utilizes open competitions, prioritizing socioeconomic programs to strengthen regional and minority-owned business capacity. Her technical focus centers on NAICS codes 333415, 335220, and 333924, indicating deep expertise in procuring commercial and industrial HVAC systems, heavy-duty refrigeration equipment, and material handling machinery such as industrial lifts and stackers. She also manages contracts under 238190 for specialized building exterior work and 334210 for secure telecommunications apparatus. Her domain expertise lies at the intersection of facility sustainment, equipment lifecycle management, and mission-critical infrastructure resilience.