Vanessa Lechon

Vanessa Lechon serves as a key procurement professional within the Department of the Air Force’s FA4610 30 Cons Pk facility, supporting the operational resilience of national security space infrastructure at Vandenberg Space Force Base. She manages acquisitions focused on facility maintenance, utilities modernization, security systems, and technical support services critical to sustaining launch and test site readiness. Her portfolio emphasizes mission-critical infrastructure sustainment, ensuring compliance with DoD standards for reliability and long-term operational continuity in high-consequence environments. Lechon maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors specializing in site development, pest management, tactical supply, and logistics support, including MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, DIVERSE PEST MANAGEMENT, TECH O. R., LLC, and KING FREIGHT LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in defense-adjacent facility operations, environmental compliance, and rapid-response logistics tailored to remote, high-security installations. Her contracting approach prioritizes reliability, regulatory adherence, and mission-aligned performance over broad market competition. Her procurement strategy demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with over 63% of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, alongside targeted 8(a) competed contracts. This pattern underscores a deliberate effort to cultivate a resilient, diverse supplier base capable of delivering specialized services in constrained operational environments. The consistent use of socioeconomic set-asides reflects an institutional alignment with DoD goals to expand small business access to national security contracting. Lechon’s acquisitions are concentrated in NAICS categories including 561210 (Facilities Support Services), 811310 (Commercial and Industrial Machinery Repair), and 336320 (Motor Vehicle Electrical Equipment Manufacturing), indicating deep expertise in maintaining complex infrastructure systems and specialized equipment. Her work supports the modernization of aging facilities through targeted procurement of maintenance, environmental controls, and mission-critical component sourcing, ensuring sustained operational capability for space launch and test missions.