Dana Y. Nunley

Dana Y. Nunley serves as a Contracting Officer for the W6QK Acc-apg under the Department of the Army (W91CRB), where she plays a pivotal role in acquiring advanced military sensing, communications, and battlefield analytics systems. She manages the full lifecycle of complex R&D and engineering contracts critical to modernizing tactical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities. Her acquisitions focus on next-generation aeronautical instrumentation, radio frequency platforms, and real-time data analytics solutions that support Army modernization priorities. Nunley ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with strategic technological imperatives across the DoD. Nunley’s contractor relationships are primarily with firms possessing deep technical expertise in physical and engineering sciences, including defense contractors and research institutions capable of delivering classified and unclassified prototypes under tight developmental timelines. She collaborates with vendors experienced in rapid prototyping, systems integration, and field-deployable hardware-software solutions. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with organizations that demonstrate proven capabilities in electromagnetic systems, signal processing, and battlefield data architectures, fostering long-term partnerships built on technical rigor and performance accountability. Nunley’s contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted without set-asides. This indicates a focus on technical merit and mission-critical capability over socioeconomic categorizations, aligning with the high-specialization nature of the systems she procures. While small business participation is not formally prioritized through set-asides, she remains compliant with all applicable small business goals and may include small business subcontracting requirements where technically appropriate. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences) and 541330 (Engineering Services), reflecting her specialization in advanced sensor development, RF system design, and battlefield data analytics. She routinely awards contracts for prototype development, test and evaluation, and systems engineering support, requiring contractors to possess DoD clearance, agile development experience, and expertise in embedded systems and secure communications architectures.