Diane C Smith

Diane C. Smith serves as a Contracting Specialist for the W6QM MICC-FDO at Fort Hood, supporting the U.S. Army’s mission to sustain and modernize critical garrison infrastructure. In this role, she manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for facility maintenance, engineering services, and operational support contracts, ensuring compliance with FAR regulations and Army acquisition policies. Her work directly enables the readiness of installation systems—from utilities and communications to barracks and flight-line support—by delivering timely, cost-effective solutions aligned with strategic modernization priorities. Smith maintains established working relationships with a core group of contractors including DTESS JV LLC, TLC SOLUTIONS, INC., GERLING & ASSOCIATES, INC., STERLING COMPUTERS CORPORATION, and GOVERNMENT ACQUISITIONS INC. These partnerships reflect a balanced approach to vendor engagement, combining large-capacity service providers with specialized small businesses capable of delivering technical and administrative support across complex military environments. Her contracting patterns emphasize reliability, performance-based outcomes, and long-term vendor collaboration. Her procurement strategy prioritizes broad market access, with 58.8% of awards issued as no set-aside actions, while actively promoting socioeconomic inclusion through targeted set-asides. She regularly utilizes Total Small Business Set-Asides (17.6%), SBA-certified Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) programs (11.8%), and 8(a) competed awards (5.9%), demonstrating a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for underrepresented small businesses without compromising mission needs. Smith’s primary technical focus lies in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services) and 561110 (Office Administrative Services), each accounting for 14.3% of her portfolio, alongside specialized contracts in facility maintenance (NAICS 811219), glass and glazing (238150), and HVAC systems (238220). Her expertise spans the procurement of technical engineering support, facility upgrades, and integrated administrative services essential to sustaining Fort Hood’s operational infrastructure.