Darrell May

Darrell May serves as a key procurement lead within the W6QM Micc-ft Knox, a subordinate unit of the Department of the Army responsible for sustaining troop readiness through hospitality, food service, and recreational infrastructure. His role centers on managing full-life-cycle acquisitions for mission-critical services that directly support the welfare and operational continuity of military personnel and their families. He routinely handles complex service contracts under FAR Part 12 and Part 37, focusing on perishable food preparation, lodging operations, and morale-boosting recreational support systems. His acquisitions are strategically aligned to ensure seamless, scalable, and compliant delivery of services across garrison and expeditionary environments. May maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of prime contractors, including CHENEGA GOVERNMENT MISSION SOLUTIONS, LLC, OCS-NCS JV II, LLC, and SPACE AGE ENGINEERING, INC, all of which deliver integrated food service, facility maintenance, and recreation management solutions. He also engages C.R. & A. CUSTOM APPAREL INC. for specialized uniform and apparel procurement. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, clear statement of work development, and rigorous contractor accountability, fostering long-term partnerships built on reliability and mission alignment. All of May’s acquisitions are structured under a 100% small business set-aside designation, reflecting a firm commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals under FAR 19.5. He consistently prioritizes small business participation, ensuring that contracts are reserved exclusively for small businesses, including those certified under 8(a), HUBZone, and Women-Owned Small Business programs, thereby reinforcing the Army’s mandate to expand economic opportunity within the defense industrial base. His primary technical domain is NAICS 311991 — Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing — where he procures ready-to-serve meals, bulk food production, and on-site food service systems tailored to military dining facilities and deployed environments. His expertise lies in sourcing compliant, nutritionally balanced, and logistically viable food solutions that meet USDA and DOD dietary standards, demonstrating deep specialization in defense food service supply chain management.