Corretta M. Benton

Ms. Corretta M. Benton serves as a contracting professional within the W6QK Acc-orlando office of the Department of the Army, where she manages technical acquisitions critical to modernizing military training systems and enhancing operational readiness. Her portfolio centers on the integration of advanced simulation, mission command systems, and aviation/artillery training infrastructure, with a primary focus on computer facilities management services under NAICS 541513. She plays a pivotal role in translating the agency’s mission to develop next-generation defense education platforms into actionable procurement strategies that ensure timely delivery of secure, scalable, and interoperable technical solutions. Ms. Benton maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of defense technology contractors, including TORCH RESEARCH, LLC, AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, and FIDELITY TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in systems integration, cybersecurity-enabled training environments, and enterprise IT infrastructure support. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, leveraging long-term vendor collaborations to deliver mission-critical capabilities with reduced acquisition cycle times and enhanced technical fidelity. A strong advocate for small business participation, Ms. Benton consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with approximately two-thirds of her acquisitions reserved for small businesses. This pattern underscores a deliberate strategy to foster innovation through agile, specialized vendors while ensuring broad socioeconomic inclusion across the defense technology supply chain. Her contracting decisions reflect a balanced commitment to both capability and compliance, aligning with Department of Defense mandates to expand opportunities for small, disadvantaged, and service-disabled veteran-owned firms. Her technical domain expertise is narrowly focused on computer facilities management services, encompassing the design, deployment, and sustainment of secure, high-performance computing environments that support live-fire simulations, virtual training platforms, and real-time data analytics for military education. Ms. Benton’s acquisitions directly enable the Army’s modernization goals by procuring infrastructure that integrates cutting-edge hardware, cloud-enabled applications, and cybersecurity controls essential for next-generation training systems.