Austin Alpaugh

Austin Alpaugh serves as a key procurement professional within the W6QK Acc-pica organization under the Department of the Army, supporting the acquisition of critical defense manufacturing and operational support systems essential to military readiness. He manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on ammunition production, engineering services, and mission-critical software solutions, ensuring the sustainment and modernization of combat systems and installation infrastructure. His work directly enables force projection through reliable logistics and munitions supply chains, aligning with the agency’s strategic priorities in defense industrial base resilience and technological modernization. Alpaugh maintains consistent relationships with leading defense contractors including NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION, GENERAL DYNAMICS OTS (WILKES BARRE), LLC, and PIONEERING DECISIVE SOLUTIONS INC, among others. These partnerships reflect a preference for established industry leaders with proven capabilities in munitions manufacturing, systems integration, and technical services. His contracting patterns emphasize performance-based outcomes, often leveraging firm-fixed-price and cost-reimbursement structures to ensure accountability and mission alignment across complex technical deliverables. While the majority of his acquisitions—86.7%—are conducted as full and open competitions, Alpaugh demonstrates a deliberate and structured commitment to small business participation, with 13.3% of awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a strategic effort to cultivate a resilient supplier base without compromising mission-critical performance standards. His primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 332992 (Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing) and 332993 (Ammunition Manufacturing), complemented by significant activity in engineering services (541330) and computer-related services (541511, 541519). This technical domain expertise underscores his role in procuring not only physical munitions but also the digital and analytical systems that support their production, testing, and deployment.