Elizabeth Epperly

Elizabeth Epperly serves as the primary contracting lead for the W6QK Acc-ri under the Department of the Army, overseeing the acquisition of critical ordnance, precision-machined components, and battlefield support systems essential to the Army’s industrial base modernization. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions for munitions manufacturing, specialized machine tools, and fabricated metal products, ensuring alignment with Army readiness objectives and defense industrial base resilience. She routinely handles complex, technically demanding contracts requiring compliance with military specifications and defense supply chain security standards. Epperly maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, FAXON MACHINING, LLC, PALANTIR USG INC, and Allied Metal Tech, LLC, each of which provides specialized capabilities in ordnance production, precision machining, and mission-critical software integration. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in technical reliability, quality assurance, and supply chain traceability, with a preference for firms possessing relevant ITAR and DD2345 certifications. She engages a focused network of approximately 35 contractors, prioritizing proven performers with demonstrated expertise in defense-grade manufacturing and systems integration. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 72.7% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions, while 27.3% are designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This balance underscores a commitment to maintaining a robust small business pipeline without compromising mission-critical performance requirements. She actively fosters participation from small manufacturers and technologists capable of meeting stringent defense standards, though she does not prioritize socioeconomic categories such as 8(a) or HUBZone over technical capability. Epperly’s procurement focus is heavily concentrated in NAICS 332993 (Ammunition Manufacturing), which accounts for over 60% of her portfolio, alongside significant activity in environmental consulting (541620) and specialized measuring and control device manufacturing (334519). Her expertise lies in acquiring high-precision, low-volume components for weapons systems, ammunition production lines, and field maintenance equipment, requiring deep familiarity with MIL-STDs, ballistic testing protocols, and defense logistics frameworks.