Venetia Shaw

Venetia Shaw supports the procurement mission of FA3016 502 Cons Cl within the Department of the Air Force, facilitating acquisitions critical to sustaining installation readiness and operational infrastructure. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on facility maintenance, medical support services, and mission-enabling systems, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and Air Force sustainability goals. Her work directly enables the modernization of airfield operations, communications networks, and institutional environments, with a strong emphasis on timely delivery of mission-critical services that maintain force readiness and personnel welfare. Shaw maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of contractors, including PERRY MANAGEMENT CORP OF SOUTH DAKOTA, L.L.C, WILLIAM T BROOKS & ASSOCIATES INC, CITADEL FEDERAL SOLUTIONS LLC, NEXLEGACY LLC, and AJ COMMERCIAL SERVICES, INC. These relationships reflect a preference for experienced, specialized vendors capable of delivering complex facility services, telecommunications support, and institutional maintenance solutions. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, long-term vendor reliability, and alignment with Air Force operational standards, fostering collaborative, results-driven partnerships. A defining feature of Shaw’s procurement strategy is her overwhelming commitment to small business participation, with 94.4% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, and an additional 5.6% competed under the 8(a) program. This reflects a deliberate, policy-driven emphasis on socioeconomic contracting, ensuring equitable access for small, disadvantaged, and veteran-owned firms while enhancing competition and innovation across the supply base. Her technical focus centers on NAICS 337127 (Institutional Furniture Manufacturing), 517112 (Wireless Telecommunications Carriers), and 333241 (Food Product Machinery Manufacturing), indicating expertise in procuring specialized infrastructure, secure communications systems, and facility support equipment. She also oversees acquisitions in drycleaning services and athletic goods manufacturing—areas critical to garrison quality of life and personnel readiness—demonstrating a nuanced understanding of the full spectrum of services required to sustain Air Force installations.