Gonca Cool, Contract Specialist

Gonca Cool serves as a Contract Specialist within W6QM Micc-Presidio (RC-W), a U.S. Army installation support organization under the Department of Defense. In this role, she manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions critical to sustaining mission-critical infrastructure and garrison services at Army installations. Her responsibilities include soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for facility construction and IT systems design, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and agency-specific operational requirements. She plays a pivotal role in translating installation needs into actionable acquisition strategies that uphold readiness, security, and efficiency across military communities. While specific contractor names are not currently available, Gonca maintains a balanced procurement approach that engages both large prime contractors and small business vendors across construction and IT services domains. Her working relationships reflect a structured, compliance-driven engagement model, emphasizing transparent competition, performance-based outcomes, and contract administration rigor. She collaborates closely with program managers and technical evaluators to align vendor capabilities with mission-critical infrastructure goals. Gonca demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with half of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, and the other half open to full and open competition. This balanced strategy ensures robust small business participation without compromising access to specialized capabilities. Her pattern reflects a deliberate effort to foster opportunity for small, disadvantaged, and veteran-owned firms while maintaining flexibility to meet urgent operational needs. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) and NAICS 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services), indicating deep expertise in managing facility upgrades, maintenance, and integrated IT infrastructure projects. She routinely oversees acquisitions for building systems, cybersecurity-enabled network design, and facility modernization initiatives, demonstrating technical fluency in both civil works and digital infrastructure domains.