Lavetta Wynn-Smith

LaVetta D. Wynn-Smith serves as a Contract Specialist within the W6QK Acc-apg organization under the Department of the Army (W91CRB), where she plays a pivotal role in acquiring advanced sensing, communications, and analytical systems critical to intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance modernization. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of complex acquisitions—from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration—primarily supporting aeronautical instrumentation, radio frequency platforms, and battlefield data analytics. Wynn-Smith ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement strategy with the agency’s mission to field next-generation tactical capabilities for the warfighter. Her contractor relationships are broadly distributed across engineering, research, and manufacturing sectors, with no single vendor dominating her portfolio. She engages with a diverse pool of prime contractors, including specialized firms in aeronautical systems, RF technology, and defense analytics, fostering competitive, performance-based partnerships grounded in technical rigor and regulatory compliance. Wynn-Smith prioritizes clarity in requirements and rigorous source selection to ensure solutions meet stringent military operational standards. Her procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 90.9% of acquisitions conducted without set-asides, demonstrating a focus on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic categorization. However, she consistently allocates 9.1% of opportunities to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, supporting small businesses with proven expertise in defense-relevant domains. Wynn-Smith’s primary NAICS focus includes industrial fan and blower manufacturing (333413), engineering services (541330), and research and development in physical and engineering sciences (541715 and 541712), alongside critical procurement in aeronautical and navigation systems manufacturing (334511). She specializes in acquiring high-reliability instrumentation, signal processing hardware, and mission-critical R&D services that enable real-time battlefield intelligence and secure tactical communications.