Alicia Kean

Alicia Kean serves as a key procurement lead within the W6QK Acc-apg Cont Ct Software Sector under the Department of the Army, driving the acquisition of mission-critical software systems, secure communications infrastructure, and data platforms essential to Army modernization and battlefield readiness. She manages a portfolio of complex IT and engineering contracts focused on custom programming, network resilience, and embedded control systems, ensuring alignment with DoD cybersecurity standards and interoperability requirements. Her work directly supports command and control modernization, intelligence processing, and distributed operational capabilities across theater environments. Kean maintains strategic relationships with a select group of prime contractors including British Telecommunications Public Limited Company, Liberty Communications, Inc., and Southwestern Industrial Contractors & Riggers, Inc., reflecting a preference for established vendors with proven expertise in defense-grade telecommunications, field-deployable IT systems, and mission-critical infrastructure integration. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and lifecycle support, fostering long-term partnerships with vendors capable of delivering secure, scalable solutions under austere conditions. Her procurement strategy is uniformly focused on small business participation, with 100% of her acquisitions set aside under FAR 19.5 for total small business eligibility. This reflects a deliberate commitment to expanding the defense industrial base by prioritizing small, innovative firms across multiple socioeconomic categories, including HUBZone and SDVOSB concerns, to ensure diverse technological input and regional economic impact. Kean’s primary NAICS focus areas include Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Electrical Contractors (238210), and Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), indicating deep expertise in software development for tactical systems, field-deployable wiring and power infrastructure, and specialized sensor and control hardware. She routinely procures embedded software, field communication nodes, and secure data interfaces tailored for expeditionary environments, demonstrating technical fluency in DoD IT architecture standards and tactical network modernization frameworks.