Felisa Cope

Felisa Cope serves as a key procurement lead within the W6QK Acc-apg Cont Ct Software Sector under the Department of the Army, managing acquisitions that advance secure communications, mission-critical software, and network-enabled information systems essential to Army modernization. She oversees the end-to-end contracting lifecycle for complex IT and communications platforms, ensuring alignment with DoD cybersecurity standards and operational readiness requirements. Her portfolio emphasizes software development, wireless infrastructure, and data integration systems that support command and control, intelligence processing, and resilient battlefield networks. Cope maintains consistent relationships with major defense and commercial technology providers, including British Telecommunications Public Limited Company, Liberty Communications, Inc., and Southwest Industrial Contractors & Riggers, Inc. These partnerships reflect a blend of large-scale systems integration expertise and specialized engineering support, particularly in field-deployable communications hardware and secure software deployment. Her contracting approach prioritizes performance-based outcomes, leveraging indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) vehicles and multiple-award contracts to ensure agility and scalability across distributed operational environments. A strong advocate for small business participation, Cope consistently structures procurements with a 56.4% total small business set-aside rate under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic contracting. She actively targets contracts for small disadvantaged businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, and other eligible entities, ensuring broad industry participation while maintaining technical rigor in mission-critical acquisitions. Her primary technical focus lies in NAICS codes 513210 (Software Publishers), 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), and 334290 (Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing), reflecting deep expertise in commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software integration, custom application development, and tactical communications hardware. Cope’s work centers on procuring secure, interoperable systems that meet Army Network Modernization priorities, with an emphasis on cloud-enabled platforms, encrypted data transport, and field-deployable signal processing solutions.