Tayla Begnaud

SSgt Tayla Begnaud serves as a key procurement specialist within the 356th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Group (FA5025), supporting the Department of the Air Force’s mission to sustain operational readiness at expeditionary and remote Pacific installations. Responsible for managing non-combat infrastructure contracts, she oversees acquisitions in utilities, facility maintenance, waste management, lodging, and telecommunications services essential to force projection and quality-of-life support. Her work ensures mission-critical enablers remain functional under austere conditions, requiring precise adherence to FAR and DFARS compliance while balancing rapid response needs with long-term sustainability goals. Begnaud maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including ATC PROCUREMENT LLC, ROY GROUP INTERNATIONAL LLC, HONG YE RENTAL & CONSTRUCTION LTD, VIAKORP CORPORATION, and MIC INDUSTRIES INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven experience in expeditionary logistics, modular facility deployment, and environmental services tailored to austere environments. Her contracting patterns emphasize reliability, rapid mobilization, and technical adaptability, often leveraging pre-negotiated IDIQs and basic ordering agreements to accelerate response timelines across the Pacific theater. A strong advocate for small business participation, Begnaud consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with over 70% of her acquisitions structured to maximize opportunities for small businesses. She also incorporates HUBZone set-asides where geographically aligned vendors offer unique capabilities, demonstrating a deliberate socioeconomic strategy that aligns with Air Force diversity goals and regional economic development priorities. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS codes including 337211 (wood office furniture), 334516 (analytical laboratory instruments), 611430 (professional training), 485410 (employee bus transportation), and 562119 (other waste collection). These reflect a broad but targeted scope supporting both administrative and environmental infrastructure needs—ensuring that expeditionary bases function not only as operational hubs but as habitable, compliant, and sustainably managed environments.