Anne Carman

Anne Carman serves as a Small Business Professional within the W6QK Acc-apg Adelphi office of the Department of the Army, where she plays a pivotal role in advancing the agency’s mission to procure cutting-edge scientific and technical capabilities. Her work centers on facilitating the acquisition of high-precision analytical laboratory instrumentation, electronic measurement systems, and secure engineering services critical to defense-related R&D. She ensures that procurement strategies align with statutory small business goals while supporting the development of mission-critical infrastructure for physical and engineering sciences laboratories. Anne maintains consistent, strategic relationships with a select group of specialized vendors, including MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, PHYSICAL ELECTRONICS USA, INC., JAXON ENGINEERING AND MAINTENANCE LLC, AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, and ILLUMINA, INC. These partnerships reflect a focus on firms with deep technical expertise in laboratory equipment fabrication, calibration services, secure computing environments, and precision instrumentation. Her approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, technical vetting, and performance-based contract management to ensure reliability and compliance with federal standards. Anne demonstrates an unwavering commitment to small business participation, with 100% of her acquisitions structured as Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. She actively promotes equitable access for small businesses across all socioeconomic categories, ensuring that contracts are designed to maximize participation by small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned small businesses, and other eligible entities without reliance on large business prime contractors. Her procurement portfolio is exclusively focused on NAICS 334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing — reflecting deep expertise in the acquisition of spectrometers, chromatographs, mass analyzers, and other high-end lab systems used in materials characterization and chemical analysis. She specializes in procuring complex, technically demanding equipment requiring rigorous validation, calibration, and integration into secure military research environments.