Lt Col David A. Huber

Lt. Col. David A. Huber serves as a Contracting Officer responsible for managing complex procurement actions within the Department of Defense’s industrial support ecosystem. His role centers on ensuring timely, compliant, and efficient acquisition of specialized manufacturing services, particularly in surface treatment and metal finishing. He executes full lifecycle contracting under FAR and DFARS guidelines, handling both competitive and sole-source actions to meet mission-critical requirements for defense and aerospace systems. His work directly supports the readiness and sustainment of military platforms by securing high-integrity surface treatments essential for corrosion resistance, durability, and performance under extreme conditions. Huber maintains a structured and transparent contracting approach, fostering relationships with a select pool of qualified vendors specializing in electroplating and surface engineering. He engages primarily with small businesses possessing the technical certifications and facility capabilities required for defense-grade finishing processes. His procurement patterns reflect a preference for long-term vendor partnerships grounded in quality assurance, compliance with military specifications, and consistent delivery performance. While no single contractor dominates his portfolio, he routinely collaborates with firms holding NADCAP, ISO 9001, and ITAR registrations to ensure supply chain integrity. A strong advocate for small business participation, Huber allocates approximately half of his acquisitions as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to expanding economic opportunity within the defense industrial base. He does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, instead favoring broad small business competition to maximize innovation and capacity utilization across the sector. His procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 332813—Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring—reflecting deep technical expertise in metal surface treatments critical to aerospace, ordnance, and vehicle systems. He procures services including hard chrome plating, nickel and zinc electroplating, anodizing of aluminum alloys, and conversion coatings, ensuring adherence to MIL-STD and AMS specifications. His domain knowledge enables precise evaluation of technical proposals and vendor capability assessments within this highly specialized niche.