Donna Smith

Donna Smith serves as a Contracting Officer within the W6QK Acc-rsa under the Department of the Army, where she plays a pivotal role in advancing the Army’s aerial and missile defense modernization efforts. She manages the full lifecycle of complex acquisitions for mission-critical aerospace systems, including avionics, propulsion components, and support services for platforms such as the UH-60 Black Hawk and AH-64 Apache. Her portfolio encompasses both hardware procurement and technical consulting services essential to sustaining operational readiness and technological superiority in contested environments. Smith ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning contract strategies with the agency’s strategic priorities in air and missile defense. Smith cultivates collaborative relationships with a diverse ecosystem of contractors, primarily small businesses and specialized aerospace manufacturers. She engages regularly with firms offering advanced engineering services, systems integration, and mission-critical component manufacturing, fostering long-term partnerships built on technical rigor and performance accountability. Her contracting approach emphasizes early vendor engagement, clear statement of work development, and performance-based acquisition methods to mitigate risk and ensure mission success. A staunch advocate for small business participation, Smith consistently applies a 100% small business set-aside strategy across her portfolio in alignment with FAR 19.5, ensuring equitable access for economically disadvantaged and veteran-owned firms. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic programs, prioritizing small disadvantaged businesses, HUBZone firms, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses to drive innovation and workforce development within the defense industrial base. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336412 (Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing) and 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), where she acquires precision-engineered components and subsystems. She also regularly procures technical services under NAICS 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services) and 541611 (Administrative Management Consulting), demonstrating deep expertise in integrating digital modernization and operational efficiency into defense platforms. Smith’s work bridges engineering excellence with strategic acquisition policy to sustain the Army’s aerial dominance.