Julia Salcepuedes

Julia Salcepuedes serves as a key procurement professional within the W4GG Hq US Army Tacom, supporting the lifecycle management and modernization of ground combat and support vehicle systems for the Department of the Army. She manages complex acquisition programs spanning ordnance, vehicle subsystems, and mission-critical electronics, ensuring alignment with Army modernization priorities in survivability, mobility, and power efficiency. Her portfolio includes technical contracts requiring rigorous engineering oversight and logistics integration, with a focus on sustaining and upgrading armored and tactical wheeled platforms used by frontline units. She maintains established relationships with specialized defense contractors including Schutt Industries, VAREC NV, ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC, A&M AEROSTRUCTURES, INC., and BOWHEAD AVIONICS MANUFACTURING, LLC, reflecting a preference for vendors with proven expertise in military-grade manufacturing, avionics integration, and armored system components. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and technical compliance, fostering long-term partnerships with suppliers capable of meeting stringent DoD quality and supply chain security standards. While the majority of her acquisitions are conducted as no set-aside procurements, she consistently allocates approximately 36.4% of her portfolio to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to expanding small business participation in high-technology defense programs. Her contracting patterns reflect a balanced strategy that prioritizes industrial base resilience while enabling agile, innovative solutions from niche manufacturers. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 332994 (Small Arms and Ordnance Manufacturing) and 335312 (Motor and Generator Manufacturing), with significant activity in ammunition systems, vehicle powertrains, and mission electronics under NAICS 334511. She routinely sources specialized chemical preparations and structural components critical to vehicle survivability, indicating deep technical familiarity with the engineering and material science domains underpinning modern ground combat systems.