Christine Chase

Christine Chase serves as a key procurement professional within the W6QK Acc-apg Adelphi office of the Department of the Army, supporting the agency’s mission to advance military scientific and technical capabilities through strategic acquisitions of high-precision instrumentation, engineering services, and mission-critical research infrastructure. She manages complex contracting actions for laboratory-grade analytical equipment, electronic measurement systems, and secure computing environments essential to defense-related R&D. Her work directly enables cutting-edge physical and engineering science programs, ensuring timely delivery of technically sophisticated solutions aligned with DoD standards for performance, security, and interoperability. Chase maintains established relationships with a select group of specialized vendors, including MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC for facility upgrades, PHYSICAL ELECTRONICS USA, INC. for advanced sensor and detector systems, JAXON ENGINEERING AND MAINTENANCE LLC for technical support services, AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC for secure data infrastructure, and ILLUMINA, INC. for next-generation genomic analysis platforms. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in high-reliability, mission-essential technologies, often requiring stringent compliance with federal security and quality controls. Her contracting portfolio demonstrates a strong emphasis on open competition, with 87.9% of awards issued without set-asides, indicating a focus on technical merit and vendor capability over socioeconomic preferences. However, she consistently allocates 12.1% of opportunities to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a measured commitment to small business participation without compromising mission-critical requirements. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing), with additional activity in 541330 (Engineering Services) and 334515 (Instrument Manufacturing for Electrical Signals). She specializes in acquiring precision instruments for spectroscopy, chromatography, and real-time signal analysis, supporting laboratory environments that demand high accuracy, repeatability, and cybersecurity compliance.