Elizabeth Wearn

Elizabeth Wearn serves as a Contract Specialist at W4GG Hq US Army Tacom, where she plays a critical role in managing the acquisition lifecycle for ground combat and support vehicle systems under the Department of Defense. She executes complex contracting actions for engineering, manufacturing, and sustainment services essential to maintaining the Army’s tactical vehicle fleet. Her portfolio includes procurements for armored vehicle modernization, survivability upgrades, and integrated avionics systems, ensuring alignment with the agency’s mission of technological superiority and operational readiness. Wearn specializes in fixed-price and cost-reimbursement contracts, navigating stringent DoD acquisition regulations to deliver mission-critical capabilities on schedule. Wearn maintains longstanding relationships with key contractors including Schutt Industries of Clintonville, Wis., Inc., ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC, A&M AEROSTRUCTURES, INC., and BOWHEAD AVIONICS MANUFACTURING, LLC. These partnerships center on specialized manufacturing of vehicle components, structural systems, and mission-critical electronics. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical compliance, performance-based outcomes, and long-term sustainment support, fostering collaborative vendor engagement to meet rigorous military specifications and field deployment timelines. Wearn’s procurement activity is exclusively conducted under no set-aside conditions, reflecting a strategic focus on full and open competition to secure the highest technical capability and operational reliability. While she does not prioritize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her contracting practices remain fully compliant with all federal acquisition regulations and emphasize merit-based selection based on technical merit and past performance. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing) and 541330 (Engineering Services), each accounting for 40% of her portfolio, with an additional 20% in 811111 (General Automotive Repair). She routinely procures armored vehicle chassis modifications, survivability kits, powertrain upgrades, and integrated diagnostic systems, demonstrating deep expertise in ground vehicle systems engineering, mechanical integration, and battlefield logistics support.