Abigail Schneider

Abigail Schneider serves as a key procurement lead within the W6QK Acc-ri, a specialized unit of the Department of the Army tasked with sustaining and modernizing the U.S. Army’s industrial base for munitions and battlefield support systems. She manages the acquisition of critical ordnance components, precision-fabricated metal products, and specialized machine tools essential to weapons system readiness and ammunition production. Her work directly supports the Army’s lifecycle management of field equipment, ensuring reliable access to mission-critical manufacturing capabilities through compliant, strategic contracting practices. Schneider maintains enduring relationships with a focused group of high-capacity industrial contractors, including AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, FAXON MACHINING, LLC, PALANTIR USG INC, and Allied Metal Tech, LLC. These partnerships center on advanced metal fabrication, precision machining, and defense-grade software integration for ordnance logistics. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, technical validation, and supply chain resilience, often prioritizing firms with proven expertise in defense-specific metallurgy and military-grade production standards. She consistently applies a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside strategy under FAR 19.5, reflecting a robust commitment to socioeconomic contracting and industrial base diversification. All procurements are structured to maximize participation by small businesses, including 8(a), HUBZone, and SDVOSB entities, ensuring equitable access to high-impact defense manufacturing opportunities while reinforcing national security through a resilient, decentralized supplier network. Her procurement portfolio is exclusively aligned with NAICS 331110 — Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing — underscoring deep technical expertise in raw material processing, alloy development, and forged/rolled metal component production for ordnance and armament systems. She specializes in acquiring billets, forgings, and specialty steels that meet MIL-SPEC and DoD material certification requirements, ensuring compliance with stringent performance and durability standards for battlefield applications.