Anca M. Wass

Anca M. Wass serves as a key procurement professional within the W6QK Acc-rsa office of the Department of the Army, where she oversees the acquisition of mission-critical aerospace systems and support services essential to the Army’s aerial and missile defense modernization efforts. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracts for advanced avionics, propulsion components, and auxiliary aircraft equipment, primarily supporting platforms such as the UH-60 Black Hawk and AH-64 Apache. She plays a central role in ensuring the timely delivery of high-reliability components that enhance operational readiness and technological superiority across Army aviation forces. Wass maintains strategic working relationships with industry leaders including Lockheed Martin Corporation and Alaska Aerospace Corp, partnering with prime contractors possessing deep expertise in defense aerospace manufacturing and systems integration. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and supply chain resilience, often engaging vendors with proven track records in delivering complex, military-specification components under stringent quality and security protocols. Her procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for unrestricted, full-and-open competition, with 100% of awards issued under non-set-aside categories. This indicates a focus on technical capability and mission urgency over socioeconomic set-asides, prioritizing the most qualified industry partners regardless of business size or certification status. Her primary technical domain centers on NAICS 336413—Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing—where she specializes in procuring precision-engineered subsystems including flight control actuators, sensor housings, missile guidance interfaces, and avionics enclosures. Her expertise lies in acquiring components critical to aircraft survivability, targeting, and propulsion systems, ensuring seamless integration with next-generation Army aviation platforms.