Barbara E. DeSchepper

Barbara E. DeSchepper serves as a Contract Specialist within the W6QK Acc-apg organization under the Department of the Army (W91CRB), where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions for advanced intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts supporting aeronautical instrumentation, radio frequency platforms, and battlefield data analytics, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with the Army’s modernization priorities. Her work directly enables the fielding of next-generation tactical communications and sensor technologies critical to operational superiority. DeSchepper collaborates with a diverse ecosystem of contractors, including technical service providers, systems integrators, and consulting firms specializing in defense-related innovation. While no single vendor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with firms capable of delivering specialized engineering, analytical, and support services under competitive sealed bidding and negotiated acquisition methods. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting and clear statement of work development to ensure technical rigor and mission readiness. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with approximately 67% of acquisitions conducted as non-set-aside actions. However, she actively promotes small business participation, dedicating roughly one-third of her portfolio to total small business and service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) set-asides. This balanced approach ensures broad market access while meeting statutory goals for socioeconomic inclusion. DeSchepper’s primary NAICS focus areas include Industrial Design Services (541420), All Other Support Services (541990), and Administrative Management Consulting (541611), indicating a heavy emphasis on systems engineering support, operational logistics, and program management services. She also procures specialized computer-related services (541519) to enhance battlefield data processing and communications infrastructure, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with the integration of commercial-grade analytics into military-grade environments.