Terri Wade

Terri Wade supports the operational readiness of Air Force installations as a key procurement lead within the FA6703 94th Contracting Flight, where she manages acquisitions critical to sustaining and modernizing base infrastructure. Her responsibilities include planning, soliciting, and awarding contracts for facility services, utilities, and environmental compliance systems that ensure mission-critical airfield and support operations remain functional and resilient. She routinely handles complex service-based procurements under FAR Part 12 and Part 36, with a focus on construction support, utility upgrades, and facility maintenance contracts aligned with Department of Defense sustainability mandates. Wade maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including K.C. Electrical Construction, Inc., McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, MSAB, LLC, Hollek Engineering LLC, and Federal Contracts LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, regionally based firms capable of delivering specialized construction, engineering, and facility services under tight operational timelines. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, clear deliverables, and compliance with environmental and safety standards, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in reliability and regulatory adherence. A strong advocate for small business participation, Wade consistently structures approximately 60% of her acquisitions as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, prioritizing socioeconomic opportunities for small, locally owned firms. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a deliberate alignment with DoD’s small business goals, with minimal use of unrestricted solicitations and a clear preference for awarding contracts to firms with proven capacity in niche facility support services. Her procurement focus is heavily concentrated in NAICS 812320 (Drycleaning and Laundry Services), 326199 (Other Plastics Product Manufacturing), and 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing). These reflect specialized needs for base support services, custom plastic components for facility systems, and non-standard aircraft ancillary equipment—indicating technical expertise in niche, non-traditional defense logistics domains that directly support installation sustainment.