Tara Sablan

Tara Sablan serves as a key procurement professional within the FA5240 36 Cons Lgc unit of the Department of the Air Force, responsible for managing critical infrastructure and facility support contracts that sustain operational readiness at air force installations. Her work centers on acquiring construction and utility services essential to maintaining mission-critical air base operations, including communications networks, power systems, and civil engineering infrastructure. She oversees the full lifecycle of acquisitions—from market research and solicitation to contract award and performance monitoring—ensuring alignment with Air Force strategic priorities for resilience, modernization, and base sustainment. Sablan maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including PACIFIC RIM CONSTRUCTORS INC, GOCRAFTS LLC, DOCOMO PACIFIC, INC., M-80 SYSTEMS, INC., and MIC INDUSTRIES INC. These partners are frequently engaged for complex, multi-disciplinary projects involving utility line installation, structural upgrades, and telecommunications infrastructure. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, technical compliance, and timely delivery, fostering long-term vendor partnerships with firms proven in military-grade construction and rapid-response facility support. A strong advocate for socioeconomic contracting, Sablan prioritizes HUBZone set-asides in approximately 60% of her acquisitions, reflecting a deliberate commitment to supporting economically disadvantaged communities with certified small businesses. This pattern underscores her alignment with Department of Defense mandates to promote geographic and demographic diversity in the federal contracting base, while maintaining rigorous performance standards. Her procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction), NAICS 237130 (Power and Communication Line Construction), and NAICS 237110 (Water and Sewer Line Construction), demonstrating deep expertise in civil infrastructure systems critical to air base functionality. She routinely procures services involving underground utility integration, fiber-optic network deployment, and reinforced structural upgrades, ensuring installations meet DoD resilience and security standards.