Lenore Y. Paseda

Lenore Yvette Paseda 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 executing complex acquisitions for advanced military sensing, communications, and battlefield analytics systems. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts for technical services and specialized equipment critical to modernizing tactical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities. Her portfolio emphasizes mission-critical procurements in aeronautical instrumentation, radio frequency platforms, and real-time data analytics, ensuring alignment with the Army’s strategic modernization goals and compliance with federal acquisition regulations. Paseda engages with a diverse range of contractors, primarily in the technical services and advanced manufacturing sectors, fostering partnerships with firms capable of delivering custom software solutions, analytical instrumentation, and integrated system design. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently collaborates with vendors possessing deep expertise in defense-grade systems integration, laboratory-grade sensor development, and secure data processing architectures. Her contracting approach prioritizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and vendor capability validation through rigorous source selection processes. Her procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 92.6% of awards issued without set-asides, indicating a focus on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic preferences. However, she actively supports small business participation, with 7.4% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured but intentional commitment to expanding the defense industrial base. Paseda’s primary NAICS focus areas include Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), and Research and Development in Physical Sciences (541712), reflecting her specialization in software-defined systems and analytical platforms. She also frequently procures analytical laboratory instrumentation (334516) and specialized packing and crating services (488991) for sensitive military hardware, underscoring her hands-on engagement with both digital and physical infrastructure needs across the ISR enterprise.