Angela D. Ray

Angela D. Ray serves as the primary procurement lead for the W6QK Acc-ri under the Department of the Army, overseeing the acquisition of critical industrial base capabilities essential to ordnance production and battlefield equipment sustainment. Her role centers on managing full lifecycle contracts for fabricated metal products, precision machining components, and specialized metal container systems that directly support munitions manufacturing and weapons system readiness. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement decisions with the Army’s strategic modernization goals for industrial infrastructure. Ray maintains enduring relationships with a focused group of specialized industrial contractors, including AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, FAXON MACHINING, LLC, PALANTIR USG INC, and Allied Metal Tech, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established vendors with proven expertise in defense-grade metal fabrication, precision tooling, and mission-critical software integration for manufacturing systems. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical reliability, supply chain resilience, and consistent performance over competitive bidding alone, fostering long-term vendor collaboration rather than transactional engagements. Her procurement portfolio reflects a 100% no set-aside strategy, indicating a deliberate focus on technical capability and production capacity over socioeconomic categorizations. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, her contracting decisions prioritize vendors with demonstrated ability to meet stringent military specifications for durability, precision, and traceability. Ray’s expertise is concentrated in NAICS 332431 (Metal Can Manufacturing), where she procures specialized ammunition casings, hermetic containers, and high-integrity metal enclosures for ordnance and sensor systems. Her domain knowledge spans cold-forming, deep-drawing, and precision stamping processes, ensuring that acquired components meet MIL-SPEC and DoD material standards for performance under extreme environmental and operational conditions.