Colette Thomas

Colette Thomas serves as a key procurement professional within the W4GG Hq US Army Tacom, supporting the lifecycle management and modernization of ground combat and support vehicle systems for the Department of Defense. She manages complex acquisitions spanning armored vehicle components, ordnance systems, and technical services critical to maintaining tactical readiness and technological superiority. Her work directly enables the Army’s strategic priorities in survivability, mobility, and power efficiency, overseeing contracts from requirements development through award and performance monitoring, with a focus on engineering, manufacturing, and integrated logistics support. Thomas maintains consistent relationships with a select group of prime contractors including Schutt Industries, VAREC NV, ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC, A&M AEROSTRUCTURES, INC., and BOWHEAD AVIONICS MANUFACTURING, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established defense industrial base vendors with proven expertise in armored vehicle systems, avionics integration, and precision ordnance manufacturing. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical compliance, supply chain resilience, and long-term sustainment capability, often engaging contractors with prior DoD experience and specialized certifications in military-grade production. Her procurement patterns show a strong orientation toward open competition, with 92.3% of awards issued without set-asides, indicating a focus on mission-critical capabilities over socioeconomic preferences. Nevertheless, she consistently allocates 7.7% of awards to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a measured but intentional commitment to small business participation where technical requirements permit. Thomas’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 332994 (ordnance and small arms manufacturing) and 336992 (military armored vehicle manufacturing), with significant activity in professional services (541990), computer-related services (541519), and computing infrastructure (518210). She specializes in acquiring advanced mechanical systems, embedded electronics, survivability enhancements, and digital logistics platforms essential to next-generation ground vehicle modernization.