Elesha Gentry

Elesha Gentry supports the procurement mission of W6QM MICC-FDO Fort Hood, a critical element of the Department of the Army responsible for sustaining and modernizing installation infrastructure at Fort Hood. In this capacity, she manages the acquisition of mission-critical services and equipment essential to garrison readiness, including engineering design, communications systems, environmental remediation, and electronic computing hardware. Her work ensures that facilities—from barracks and command centers to utility systems and flight line infrastructure—remain operational, secure, and compliant with DoD standards. She handles a diverse portfolio of contract actions under FAR Part 12 and Part 13, emphasizing performance-based requirements and lifecycle sustainability. Gentry maintains consistent 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 preference for established vendors with proven expertise in military installation support, particularly in systems integration, facility engineering, and secure communications. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, technical compliance, and past performance, often leveraging indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) and multiple-award contracts to streamline responsiveness. While 80% of her acquisitions are open to all competitors, she actively promotes small business participation through Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, consistently allocating 20% of opportunities to qualified small businesses. This pattern reflects a deliberate strategy to foster competition and enhance local economic resilience without compromising mission requirements. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), 334290 (Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing), 562910 (Remediation Services), 334111 (Electronic Computer Manufacturing), and 511210 (Software Publishers). These categories underscore her technical expertise in infrastructure modernization, secure data systems, environmental compliance, and digital command and control environments.