Zaira S. Calderon

Zaira S. Calderon serves as a key procurement professional within the FA4620 92 Cons Lgc unit of the Department of the Air Force, responsible for managing acquisitions that sustain mission-critical air base infrastructure and operational readiness. Her work centers on securing industrial maintenance services, physical security systems, and specialized equipment essential to aviation and ground support operations. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with strategic priorities in facility resilience, defensive infrastructure, and force protection. Her portfolio includes complex, performance-based contracts requiring technical oversight and risk mitigation for high-reliability environments. Calderon maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors including Didsbury Inc., ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGY, INC., NW TEL, LLC, RHODES STEPHENNE, and ATS INLAND NW LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for specialized vendors capable of delivering niche industrial services such as acoustic shielding, telecommunications integration, and facility maintenance under stringent security protocols. Her contracting patterns indicate a reliance on established vendors with proven technical capabilities in air base environments, often awarding task orders under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) mechanisms to ensure responsive, scalable support. A strong commitment to small business participation defines her socioeconomic contracting approach, with over 64% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. She also regularly utilizes service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) set-asides, demonstrating alignment with Department of Defense mandates to promote veteran-owned enterprise participation. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate strategy to expand the industrial base by engaging capable small firms in technically demanding domains. Her procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS categories including 813110 (Religious Organizations), 325120 (Industrial Gas Manufacturing), and 721110 (Hotels and Motels), suggesting a broad interpretation of facility support services that may include specialized utilities, environmental controls, and transient housing for personnel. While these categories appear unconventional for an Air Force context, they likely reflect ancillary support functions critical to base operations, indicating expertise in managing non-traditional but mission-essential supply chains.