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Cletus serves as a Contracting Officer at Headquarters, U.S. Army TACOM (W4GG), responsible for managing the full lifecycle acquisition of ground combat and support vehicle systems under the Department of Defense. His role encompasses the planning, solicitation, award, and administration of contracts for armored vehicle modernization, survivability enhancements, and tactical wheeled platform sustainment. He ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement decisions with the agency’s strategic priorities in mobility, power efficiency, and technological readiness. Cletus primarily handles complex, technical acquisitions involving engineering services, specialized manufacturing, and logistics support for military ground systems. Cletus maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including Schutt Industries, VAREC NV, ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC, A&M AEROSTRUCTURES, INC., and BOWHEAD AVIONICS MANUFACTURING, LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on high-integrity suppliers capable of delivering precision-engineered components, armored structures, avionics integration, and mission-critical maintenance services. His procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, technical validation, and performance-based contracting to ensure system reliability under demanding operational conditions. Cletus’s contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 88.5% of awards issued without set-asides. However, he actively supports small business participation through Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, consistently allocating approximately 11.5% of opportunities to qualified small businesses. While he does not prioritize socioeconomic categories like 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB as primary tools, his pattern demonstrates a balanced commitment to broad-based small business engagement where technical capability and capacity align with mission needs. His primary NAICS focus areas include 811310 for industrial machinery repair and maintenance, 332311 for prefabricated metal building components, and 336413 for aircraft auxiliary equipment manufacturing—reflecting his domain expertise in structural integrity, modular system integration, and cross-platform component compatibility. He regularly procures specialized fabrication, shelter systems, and heating equipment critical to vehicle sustainment and field operability, demonstrating deep technical fluency in military ground systems engineering and logistics.