Angelica M. Merino

Angelica M. Merino serves as a Contract Specialist within the W6QK Acc-pica organization under the Department of the Army, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions to sustain combat readiness and logistics infrastructure. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts for defense manufacturing, facility services, and operational support systems, ensuring compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) standards while aligning procurements with the agency’s strategic priorities in ammunition production and base-wide sustainment. Her work directly supports force projection through reliable munitions supply chains and modernization of ordnance manufacturing capabilities. Merino maintains consistent working relationships with key defense contractors including NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION, GENERAL DYNAMICS OTS (WILKES BARRE), LLC, THE LOCKWOOD GROUP LLC, LOGISYS TECHNICAL SERVICES INC, and PROGSIT LLC. These partnerships reflect a balanced mix of large prime contractors delivering complex ordnance systems and technical services, alongside specialized firms providing niche engineering, logistics, and administrative support. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous source selection, and long-term vendor collaboration to ensure mission continuity and technical fidelity. While the majority of her acquisitions are conducted under full and open competition (66.7%), Merino demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic inclusion, regularly utilizing the SBA Certified Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) program set-asides (33.3%). This pattern underscores her proactive efforts to expand opportunities for qualified small businesses in high-impact defense sectors, fostering a diverse and resilient supplier base. Her procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 332994 (Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing), reflecting deep expertise in munitions production, explosive component integration, and related defense hardware. She also manages office administrative services under NAICS 561110, ensuring efficient operational support for fielded systems. Merino’s domain knowledge spans ordnance lifecycle management, defense logistics, and installation sustainment, positioning her as a key enabler of Army modernization initiatives.