Christina A. Makhijani

Christina A. Makhijani serves as a Contracting Officer within the W6QK Acc-pica organization under the Department of the Army, where she plays a pivotal role in advancing military readiness through the acquisition of critical defense manufacturing, ammunition production systems, and operational support services. She manages the full lifecycle of complex procurement actions, from solicitation to contract closeout, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and mission-critical timelines. Her portfolio primarily encompasses high-stakes contracts for munitions manufacturing, research and development of defense technologies, and facility maintenance services essential to sustaining combat-ready forces and logistics infrastructure. Makhijani maintains long-standing 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 are characterized by sustained collaboration on technically demanding projects involving ammunition production, precision machining, and advanced systems integration. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous technical evaluation, and vendor accountability, fostering reliable supply chain resilience across the Army’s modernization priorities. Her procurement activity reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides. While she does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her contracting decisions are driven by mission necessity, technical capability, and industrial capacity rather than socioeconomic criteria, aligning with the high-volume, high-precision nature of her portfolio. Makhijani’s primary NAICS focus areas include 332992 and 332993 for small arms and general ammunition manufacturing, 541712 for physical and engineering R&D, and 332710 for precision machine shop services. She specializes in procuring munitions production equipment, ballistic testing systems, and technical training programs that support the Army’s ammunition modernization and force projection goals, demonstrating deep expertise in defense industrial base sustainment and ordnance lifecycle management.