Elizabeth Woodson

Elizabeth C. Woodson serves as a Contracting Officer within the W6QK Acc-apg Cont Ct Software Sector under the Department of the Army, where she leads the acquisition of mission-critical software systems, secure communications infrastructure, and enterprise IT platforms essential to Army modernization and battlefield readiness. Her portfolio encompasses complex, high-stakes procurements involving cybersecurity-enabled networks, satellite telecommunications, and mission-critical data platforms that support command and control, intelligence processing, and network resilience across distributed operational environments. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning contracting strategies with the Army’s digital transformation objectives. Woodson maintains consistent relationships with key contractors including British Telecommunications Public Limited Company, Liberty Communications, Inc., and Southwest Industrial Contractors & Riggers, Inc., reflecting a preference for established industry partners with proven capabilities in secure communications, systems integration, and specialized technical services. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical rigor, and risk mitigation, often engaging vendors with demonstrated experience in defense-grade software development and hardened infrastructure deployment. Her set-aside preferences are heavily skewed toward open competition, with 88.9% of acquisitions conducted without socioeconomic set-asides, indicating a focus on technical merit and mission urgency over categorical preferences. Nevertheless, she actively supports small business participation through Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured but intentional commitment to fostering innovation from qualified small vendors. Woodson’s primary NAICS focus areas include 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), 541513 (Computer Facilities Management Services), 517410 (Satellite Telecommunications), and 517919 (Other Telecommunications), underscoring her expertise in enterprise IT services, network operations, and secure wireless architectures. She routinely procures custom software development, cloud-enabled mission systems, and integrated communications hardware, positioning her at the intersection of defense technology and operational field readiness.