Deanna Desarro

Deanna Desarro serves as a Contracting Officer with the W6QK Ccad Contr Office under the Department of the Army, where she manages complex procurement actions critical to sustaining Army aviation and industrial operations. Her portfolio centers on industrial repair, aerospace component manufacturing, and precision instrumentation services essential to flight-critical systems, calibration standards, and thermal control equipment. She executes full lifecycle contracting under FAR and DFARS frameworks, ensuring compliance with military specifications for reliability and safety in high-stakes operational environments. Her acquisitions primarily support the maintenance and modernization of aircraft systems, guided missile components, and auxiliary aviation infrastructure, requiring deep technical oversight and risk mitigation expertise. Desarro maintains enduring relationships with key vendors including VERITRUST CORPORATION and MLC CAD SYSTEMS, LLC, both of which provide specialized engineering, manufacturing, and maintenance services for defense-critical systems. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, performance-based contracting, and technical validation to ensure deliverables meet stringent military standards. These partnerships are characterized by consistent recompetition and performance-driven contract renewals, reflecting a preference for proven capability over transient vendor relationships. While the majority of her acquisitions—83.3%—are conducted as unrestricted competitions, she consistently allocates 16.7% of her portfolio to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured but intentional commitment to small business participation. She does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, instead favoring broad small business eligibility to foster competitive innovation among capable non-major contractors. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing), 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), and 488190 (Other Support Activities for Air Transportation), with additional emphasis on 336414 (Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing) and 541330 (Engineering Services). She procures precision-machined components, flight control systems, calibration hardware, and technical support services, requiring deep familiarity with aerospace engineering standards, MIL-SPEC compliance, and industrial maintenance protocols.