Kristin Riesett

Kristin Riesett serves as a key procurement professional within the W6QK Acc-apg unit of the Department of the Army, operating under the W91CRB agency code. She is responsible for managing the acquisition of advanced aeronautical instrumentation, radio frequency systems, and battlefield data analytics platforms critical to the Department of Defense’s modernization of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities. Her role centers on ensuring timely, compliant, and technically sound procurement of high-performance sensing and communications systems used in tactical environments. Riesett typically handles complex sole-source and competitive acquisitions for mission-critical hardware and embedded software solutions that support real-time battlefield situational awareness and secure communications networks. Riesett’s contracting patterns reflect a focus on established defense technology contractors with proven expertise in RF engineering, sensor fusion, and embedded avionics. While specific vendor names are not publicly enumerated, her portfolio consistently engages firms with deep domain knowledge in military-grade aeronautical systems and secure data transmission technologies. She fosters long-term partnerships with vendors capable of rapid prototyping, field testing, and integration of next-generation platforms under strict DoD security and interoperability standards. Riesett’s procurement strategy shows no reliance on socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven priority for technical superiority and rapid capability delivery over socioeconomic preferences, though small businesses are not excluded—they must meet the stringent performance and certification requirements inherent to advanced defense systems. Her primary industry focus is NAICS 334511, encompassing the design and manufacture of search, detection, navigation, and aeronautical systems. She procures specialized equipment including airborne radar sensors, electronic warfare payloads, tactical data links, and real-time signal processing units—technologies essential to modernizing the Army’s battlefield intelligence architecture and ensuring dominance in contested electromagnetic environments.