Tiffany Draper

Tiffany E. Draper serves as a Contracting Officer for the Department of the Air Force’s FA5205 35 Cons Pk unit, where she plays a pivotal role in securing mission-critical infrastructure and technical capabilities to sustain airfield and base operations. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions centered on communications systems, facility sustainment, and auxiliary aircraft components, ensuring operational readiness across deployed and domestic installations. Her procurement activities align with the agency’s mandate to maintain high-integrity, resilient infrastructure through timely and compliant contract actions under FAR and DFARS guidelines. Draper maintains a primary contracting relationship with LAVISH LIFE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, reflecting a consistent pattern of engagement with a trusted vendor capable of delivering complex, integrated solutions in communications and facility support. Her working relationships emphasize reliability and technical alignment, often partnering with firms that demonstrate proven capability in delivering mission-essential systems under tight operational timelines. She fosters collaborative, performance-driven vendor partnerships grounded in accountability and compliance. A strong advocate for small business participation, Draper consistently prioritizes socioeconomic set-asides, with nearly 70% of her awards designated for Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. She also actively utilizes HUBZone set-asides, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to economic development in underserved communities. Her contracting patterns reflect a strategic balance between operational urgency and statutory obligations to promote broad-based small business inclusion. Her procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 236220 for commercial and institutional building construction, supporting facility modernization, and NAICS 334511 and 334118 for aeronautical systems and computer peripheral equipment manufacturing, underscoring her expertise in integrating advanced radio, navigation, and data communication technologies. She also oversees remediation services (NAICS 562910) and facility-related services, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to sustaining Air Force infrastructure through technically sophisticated, mission-aligned acquisitions.