Kristin Kimball

Kristin Kimball serves as a key procurement lead within the W6QK Acc-pica office of the Department of the Army, responsible for managing critical acquisitions that sustain combat readiness and modernize national munitions infrastructure. Her work centers on the end-to-end lifecycle management of explosives manufacturing systems, including production equipment, facility upgrades, and operational support services essential to the Army’s ammunition supply chain. She executes complex contract actions under strict defense acquisition regulations, ensuring compliance with safety, security, and performance standards for high-hazard materiel systems. Her portfolio directly supports force projection capabilities by maintaining the reliability and scalability of domestic explosives production. Kimball maintains long-standing relationships with top-tier defense contractors including NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION, GENERAL DYNAMICS OTS (WILKES BARRE), LLC, and THE LOCKWOOD GROUP LLC, all of which possess specialized expertise in explosives handling, facility engineering, and military logistics support. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established industrial base partners with proven track records in classified and high-safety environments. These partnerships are characterized by sustained performance, technical collaboration, and adherence to stringent DoD quality assurance protocols, often involving long-term indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) and cost-reimbursement structures. Kimball’s procurement activity reflects a 100% no set-aside orientation, with no current use of 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. This reflects the highly specialized, security-sensitive, and capital-intensive nature of explosives manufacturing, where only a limited number of qualified vendors meet the technical, regulatory, and physical security requirements. While small business participation is not formally leveraged in this domain, her contracting strategy prioritizes mission-critical capability over socioeconomic metrics. Her primary focus is NAICS 325920 — Explosives Manufacturing — encompassing the procurement of propellants, detonators, demilitarization systems, and associated production infrastructure. She specializes in acquiring turnkey manufacturing lines, hazardous material handling systems, and facility modernization projects that align with Army Ammunition Plant modernization initiatives, demonstrating deep technical fluency in defense industrial base operations.