Cheryl F Marquez

Cheryl F. Marquez serves as Division Chief for the Military Compensation and Finance (MCF) division at the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), where she oversees the strategic acquisition of financial systems, accounting services, and data-driven reporting solutions critical to DoD fiscal operations. In this role, she leads the procurement lifecycle for mission-critical contracts that support audit readiness, automated payment processing, and financial compliance across military and civilian pay systems. Her portfolio centers on modernizing legacy financial infrastructure through technology-enabled services, ensuring alignment with federal financial management standards and Defense-wide audit requirements. Marquez maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of contractors including Soderberg Company Inc., Ecology Mir Group LLC, and Bloomberg Industry Group, Inc., each providing specialized financial analytics, regulatory compliance tools, and accounting automation platforms. Her contracting approach emphasizes vendor reliability, technical precision, and integration capability with existing DFAS financial architectures. She engages primarily with firms possessing deep domain expertise in defense financial systems, demonstrating a preference for established contractors with proven track records in federal financial modernization initiatives. Marquez’s acquisition portfolio reflects a 100% no set-aside preference, indicating a focus on full and open competition driven by technical merit and mission necessity rather than socioeconomic targeting. This approach underscores her commitment to selecting the most capable providers to meet complex, high-stakes financial operational demands, regardless of business size or certification status. Her primary NAICS focus areas—511210 (Software Publishers), 523999 (Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities), and 541219 (Other Accounting Services)—reveal a specialized procurement profile centered on financial software development, investment analytics platforms, and outsourced accounting functions tailored to DoD needs. She routinely procures enterprise-grade financial reporting tools, automated reconciliations systems, and compliance monitoring services that underpin the agency’s mission to deliver secure, auditable, and scalable financial operations.