Katherine Lawson

Katherine Lawson serves as a key procurement lead within the W6QK Acc-ri, a specialized unit of the Department of the Army tasked with sustaining and modernizing the U.S. Army’s industrial base for munitions and battlefield support systems. She manages the acquisition of critical fabricated metal products, precision machined components, and urethane-based materials essential to ordnance production and field equipment lifecycle support. Her work ensures the reliability and readiness of weapons systems through strategic sourcing of mission-critical industrial goods, aligning directly with the agency’s mandate to maintain a resilient domestic supply chain for defense manufacturing. Lawson maintains consistent contracting relationships with a focused cohort of specialized vendors, including AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, FAXON MACHINING, LLC, PALANTIR USG INC, and Allied Metal Tech, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for niche manufacturers with expertise in high-tolerance machining, defense-grade material fabrication, and secure software-enabled logistics solutions. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration with firms possessing the technical certifications and quality controls necessary for military-grade production environments. She exhibits a firm commitment to small business participation, directing 100% of her acquisitions toward Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This pattern underscores a deliberate strategy to empower small, agile manufacturers with the capability to meet exacting defense specifications, fostering innovation and supply chain diversification within the industrial base. Her procurement portfolio is exclusively centered on NAICS 326150—Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing—reflecting deep technical expertise in polymer-based components used in blast mitigation, vibration damping, and protective gear for munitions and armored systems. This specialization demands precise material science knowledge and stringent compliance with military specifications, positioning her as a subject matter expert in advanced polymer applications for land warfare systems.