Tawanda L. Mizelle

Tawanda L. Mizelle serves as a Contract Specialist within the FA5240 36 Cons Lgc under the Department of the Air Force, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions to sustain air base operations. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle management of contracts for maintenance, communications, infrastructure, and facility modernization services essential to operational readiness. She specializes in soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for technical and logistical support systems, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and mission-aligned performance standards. Her portfolio primarily supports the sustainment of airborne and ground-based systems through reliable procurement of equipment, services, and facility upgrades. Mizelle maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including PACIFIC RIM CONSTRUCTORS INC, GOCRAFTS LLC, DOCOMO PACIFIC, INC., M-80 SYSTEMS, INC., and MIC INDUSTRIES INC. These partnerships reflect a focus on firms capable of delivering specialized construction, telecommunications, and technical equipment services tailored to military facility requirements. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, vendor accountability, and long-term service reliability, fostering collaborative relationships with vendors who demonstrate technical competence and operational responsiveness. A strong advocate for socioeconomic contracting, Mizelle prioritizes small business participation, with 88.9% of her awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. Her procurement patterns consistently channel opportunities to small disadvantaged, veteran-owned, and other certified small businesses, reinforcing the agency’s commitment to inclusive economic growth and workforce development within the defense industrial base. Her industry focus centers on NAICS codes 339950 (Sign Manufacturing), 337127 (Institutional Furniture Manufacturing), and 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services), reflecting a niche yet vital procurement domain that includes custom signage, durable institutional furnishings, and environmental compliance services for Air Force installations. This specialization underscores her expertise in procuring non-traditional but mission-enabling goods and services that support both functional and regulatory requirements across base infrastructure.