Amber Lunsford

Amber Lunsford serves as a key procurement professional within the W6QK Acc-ri under the Department of the Army, responsible for managing the acquisition of critical ordnance, precision-machined components, and battlefield support systems essential to the Army’s industrial base readiness. She oversees the full lifecycle of contracts for explosives manufacturing and related fabrication services, ensuring alignment with strategic modernization goals and operational requirements for ammunition production and weapons system sustainment. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to maintain uninterrupted supply chains for high-risk, mission-critical defense materiel. Lunsford maintains long-standing relationships with a core group of specialized industrial contractors, including AMD International Technologies LLC, Faxon Machining, LLC, and Allied Metal Tech, LLC, all of which provide high-precision machining, metal fabrication, and ordnance component manufacturing services. She also collaborates closely with Palantir USG Inc. for data-driven logistics and production analytics. These partnerships are characterized by technical rigor, stringent quality compliance, and consistent performance under defense-specific standards such as MIL-STD and ITAR requirements, reflecting a preference for proven, vetted suppliers with deep expertise in sensitive defense manufacturing. Lunsford’s contracting portfolio reflects a strict no set-aside policy, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This approach prioritizes technical capability and industrial capacity over socioeconomic classifications, indicating a focus on mission-critical performance and supply chain resilience rather than socioeconomic targeting. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, her procurement decisions are driven by vendor readiness, quality certifications, and production scalability. Her primary procurement focus is exclusively under NAICS 325920—Explosives Manufacturing—encompassing the acquisition of propellants, detonators, high-explosive components, and specialized machinery for ammunition production. Her domain expertise lies in secure, regulated manufacturing environments requiring compliance with ATF, DoD, and OSHA standards, making her a critical steward of the Army’s munitions industrial base.