Chance Andre

Chance Andre serves as a procurement lead within the 0409 Aq Hq Contract office of the Department of the Army, responsible for managing facility infrastructure contracts critical to sustaining U.S. Army garrisons and overseas installations. Focused on operational readiness, Andre oversees the acquisition of fire protection systems and related infrastructure services that ensure the safety and functionality of military installations, particularly in high-priority European and deployed theaters. Their work directly supports the Army’s mission to maintain resilient, mission-capable installations through timely and compliant contracting for life-safety systems, fire suppression infrastructure, and emergency response equipment. Andre handles full lifecycle procurements—from market research and solicitation development to contract award and performance monitoring—ensuring alignment with DoD standards and Army installation sustainability goals. Andre’s primary contractor relationships center on PAE Applied Technologies LLC, a trusted provider of integrated facility services for military installations, and BSH Hausgeräte B.V., which supplies specialized fire suppression and safety equipment tailored for defense environments. These partnerships reflect a preference for established vendors with proven expertise in military-grade fire protection systems and global logistics support. The working relationships are characterized by consistent recompetition and performance-based contract extensions, indicating a focus on reliability, technical compliance, and long-term operational integration rather than transactional sourcing. Andre’s procurement activity is exclusively classified under the “No Set-Aside” category, indicating a deliberate focus on full and open competition without socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB preferences. This pattern suggests an operational imperative to prioritize technical capability and mission-critical delivery over socioeconomic objectives, aligning with the specialized nature of fire protection infrastructure requirements. The agency’s procurement portfolio is entirely concentrated under NAICS 922160 (Fire Protection), reflecting a narrow but deep specialization in fire suppression systems, detection networks, hazardous material response infrastructure, and related engineering services. Andre’s expertise lies in procuring technically complex, code-compliant fire safety systems for high-risk military facilities, including airfields, barracks, ammunition storage, and command centers, requiring deep familiarity with NFPA standards and DoD facility safety regulations.