Alicia K. Bounds

Alicia K. Bounds serves as a Contract Specialist within the W6KD USACE Eit Svcs under the Department of the Army, where she plays a pivotal role in acquiring enterprise-level digital infrastructure services critical to military readiness. Her procurement responsibilities center on securing computer facilities management services that sustain mission-critical software platforms, including secure file transfer systems, forensic analysis tools, access control solutions, and system optimization applications. She ensures acquisitions align with DoD cybersecurity and interoperability standards, managing the full lifecycle of contracts from requirements development to award and administration, with a focus on maintaining operational resilience across classified and unclassified networks. Alicia collaborates with a diverse range of IT service providers specializing in enterprise infrastructure support, including systems integrators, cybersecurity firms, and managed service vendors with expertise in DoD-compliant environments. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages vendors capable of delivering scalable, secure, and auditable IT operations under stringent federal compliance frameworks such as NIST SP 800-53 and DFARS. Her working relationships emphasize technical capability, past performance, and adherence to continuous monitoring requirements under the FedRAMP and RMF paradigms. Alicia’s contracting activity is entirely non-set-aside, reflecting a procurement strategy prioritizing technical excellence and mission necessity over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is not formally targeted through 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, she evaluates all offerors based on merit, capability, and compliance, ensuring that acquisitions remain unencumbered by restrictive classifications when mission requirements demand broad competition. Her primary focus lies in NAICS 541513, Computer Facilities Management Services, encompassing managed IT operations, infrastructure monitoring, patch management, and system hardening for defense-critical environments. She procures services that maintain the integrity and availability of enterprise software ecosystems, demonstrating deep expertise in DoD-specific IT operational requirements and lifecycle sustainment.