Andre Dupris

Mr. Andre Dupris serves as a key procurement lead within the W6QK Acc Wva, a critical component of the Department of the Army’s Watervliet Arsenal operations. His role centers on managing acquisition strategies for high-precision industrial equipment and machinery essential to ordnance system sustainment and modernization. He oversees the full lifecycle of contracts for manufacturing, repair, and maintenance of heavy-duty metal components, machine tools, and industrial fabrication systems, ensuring alignment with Army technical specifications and readiness requirements. His acquisitions directly support the production and lifecycle extension of artillery systems, emphasizing reliability, precision engineering, and compliance with defense manufacturing standards. Mr. Dupris maintains consistent partnerships with specialized industrial contractors including FinCANTIERI Marine Repair LLC, McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, and RDC JPA Architecture, L.L.L.P., among others. These relationships are characterized by long-term, performance-based engagements focused on complex capital equipment, facility upgrades, and precision machining services. His contracting approach prioritizes technical capability and proven track records in defense-grade manufacturing, favoring vendors with deep expertise in heavy machinery and arsenals-grade fabrication environments. Mr. Dupris’s procurement portfolio reflects a 100% non-set-aside orientation, with no utilization of 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic preferences. His contracting strategy prioritizes technical merit, capacity, and mission-critical delivery over socioeconomic categorization, reflecting the specialized and highly regulated nature of ordnance system sustainment. This approach ensures access to vendors with the necessary security clearances, quality certifications, and industrial infrastructure to meet stringent Army requirements. His primary focus is on NAICS 333120 — Construction Machinery Manufacturing — encompassing the procurement of heavy-duty machine tools, forging and casting equipment, CNC machining centers, and industrial repair systems. He specializes in acquiring components and services critical to the production and maintenance of high-tolerance artillery components, demonstrating deep domain expertise in defense industrial base operations and precision metal fabrication.