Amanda A. Holmes

Amanda A. Holmes serves as a Contract Negotiator responsible for managing complex procurement actions across specialized defense and chemical manufacturing domains. Her role centers on ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while negotiating terms that balance mission requirements with fiscal responsibility. She primarily handles competitive and sole-source contracts for high-hazard materials, aerospace components, and specialized chemical preparations, often involving technical specifications governed by MIL-SPEC and ASTM standards. Her work is critical to sustaining national security supply chains, particularly in areas requiring stringent quality control and regulatory oversight. While specific contractor names are not available, Holmes consistently engages with manufacturers possessing advanced production capabilities in explosives, chemical formulations, and aerospace subsystems. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established industrial vendors with proven track records in defense-grade manufacturing, though she actively collaborates with small businesses meeting stringent technical and certification criteria. Her negotiation approach emphasizes risk mitigation, performance-based outcomes, and supply chain resilience, fostering long-term vendor partnerships grounded in compliance and technical excellence. Holmes’s contracting portfolio is overwhelmingly non-set-aside, with 95.5% of awards issued under full and open competition. Nevertheless, she maintains a measured commitment to small business participation, with approximately 3% of awards directed to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5 and 1.5% allocated to Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. These allocations reflect a strategic, rather than aspirational, approach to socioeconomic contracting—prioritizing capability and readiness over quota compliance. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 325920 (Explosives Manufacturing) and 325998 (Miscellaneous Chemical Product Manufacturing), which together account for over half of her portfolio. She also frequently procures aircraft components under NAICS 336411 and 336413, demonstrating deep expertise in dual-use technologies that serve both military aviation and defense systems. Holmes brings specialized knowledge in hazardous material handling, ignition systems, and precision aerospace parts, making her a key liaison between technical requirements and industrial production capabilities.