LTC Carlos Rivera

Carlos Rivera serves as a Contracting Officer for the W7PA Uspfo Activity Pr Arng under the Department of the Army, responsible for managing mission-critical acquisitions that sustain the operational readiness of the Army National Guard. He oversees a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on logistical support, facility maintenance, and mission-enabling services essential to training and deployment readiness. His procurement activities prioritize secure, functional infrastructure and personnel support systems, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning with strategic Army National Guard objectives. Rivera’s work directly enables force projection capabilities through timely and compliant contracting actions. Rivera maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including CH2M HILL - HDR JV and RAGLAN LLC, both of which provide specialized engineering, facility management, and support services. His contracting patterns reflect a preference for established joint ventures and experienced service providers capable of delivering complex, multi-disciplinary solutions across geographically dispersed training sites. These partnerships are characterized by long-term performance reliability and technical proficiency in military-specific environmental and operational requirements. Rivera demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with 82.3% of his awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to maximize participation from small businesses, including those certified under 8(a), HUBZone, and SDVOSB programs. His procurement approach actively fosters vendor diversity and supports the Army’s broader goals of building resilient, community-based supply chains through equitable access to federal contracting opportunities. His primary procurement focus centers on NAICS codes 561990 (All Other Support Services), 315990 (Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing), and 721110 (Hotels and Motels), indicating a specialization in logistical support, uniform and gear procurement, and temporary lodging for personnel during training cycles. He also regularly procures commercial and institutional construction services under 236220 and machinery repair under 811310, demonstrating technical expertise in facility sustainment and operational infrastructure maintenance critical to National Guard readiness.