SrA Victoria Torres

SrA Victoria Torres serves as a Contract Specialist with the FA4417 1st Squadron Communications (1 SoCons), a critical unit under the Department of the Air Force responsible for acquiring advanced communications, aeronautical navigation, and integrated base defense systems. In this role, she manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions—from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration—ensuring alignment with mission-critical air operations. Her portfolio centers on securing secure radio and wireless communication equipment, navigation infrastructure, and related electronic systems that sustain operational readiness and force modernization across expeditionary and garrisoned environments. She maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including AANTILIA LLC, MARRERO, COUVILLON & ASSOCIATES, L.L.C., MATTHES PARKER LLC, L1 ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED, and WALCO ENTERPRISES INC., many of which specialize in defense-grade communications hardware, RF systems integration, and field-deployable infrastructure. Her contracting approach emphasizes collaboration with vendors possessing deep technical expertise in military-grade wireless standards and secure transmission protocols, fostering long-term partnerships that ensure interoperability and rapid sustainment. SrA Torres demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with 62.5% of her awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5 and an additional 12.5% designated as HUBZone set-asides. This pattern reflects a deliberate strategy to cultivate a resilient small business industrial base capable of supporting agile, responsive airpower logistics. She consistently prioritizes small, innovative firms with proven capabilities in niche defense technologies. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 511210 (Software Publishers) and 334220 (Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing), reflecting her specialization in procuring software-defined radios, tactical communication nodes, and embedded avionics systems. She also engages with contractors in 237130 for power and communication line construction, demonstrating broad technical fluency across both hardware and infrastructure domains essential to modern airbase resilience.