TSgt Jayson Powers

TSgt Jayson Powers serves as a key procurement professional within the Department of the Air Force’s FA2517 21 Cons Bldg 350 unit, supporting the modernization and sustainment of mission-critical infrastructure across Air Force installations. He manages acquisitions for facility systems, communication networks, and electronic safety technologies, ensuring operational readiness through timely procurement of compliant, secure, and resilient solutions. His work directly enables the agency’s strategic priorities in fire safety modernization, infrastructure resilience, and integrated communications, aligning contract actions with Defense Acquisition Regulation and FAR guidelines to meet urgent operational needs. Powers maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including ASTERI CONSULTING SERVICES LLC, AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, ARHAB LLC, and PRIMEPRO BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LLC. These partnerships span engineering services, telecommunications equipment, electrical installation, and systems integration, reflecting a preference for vendors with proven expertise in defense-grade infrastructure and compliance. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical validation, and vendor accountability, fostering long-term collaboration with firms capable of delivering complex, mission-aligned solutions under tight timelines. His procurement portfolio reflects a strong commitment to small business participation, with 41.7% of acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. While the majority of contracts remain open to all competitors, his consistent use of small business set-asides demonstrates a deliberate effort to broaden vendor diversity and strengthen the defense industrial base. He actively prioritizes eligible small businesses without reliance on specialized socioeconomic programs such as 8(a) or HUBZone, favoring broad-based small business inclusion as a core contracting principle. Powers specializes in procurements under NAICS 333310 for commercial machinery, 541519 for computer-related services, and 334220 for wireless communications equipment, with additional focus on electrical contracting (238210) and peripheral device manufacturing (334118). His technical domain expertise lies in integrating secure communication systems, facility automation, and fire safety technologies into legacy Air Force infrastructure, ensuring interoperability and compliance with DoD cybersecurity and standards frameworks.