Lyndsey Pena

Lyndsey Pena serves as a primary contracting professional within the U.S. Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA), responsible for executing complex acquisitions of ground combat systems and enabling technologies critical to modernizing Army tactical forces. She manages end-to-end procurement cycles for armored vehicle components, integrated ordnance systems, and survivability-enhancing equipment, aligning acquisitions with the Army’s strategic priorities in rapid prototyping and battlefield lethality. Her role ensures timely delivery of mission-critical hardware through compliant, performance-based contracting methods under FAR and DFARS frameworks. Pena maintains sustained working relationships with key defense industrial base partners including BAE SYSTEMS LAND & ARMAMENTS L.P., MURTECH, INC., and BAY SHIP & YACHT CO, among others. These partnerships span high-precision manufacturing, naval integration, and specialized logistics support, reflecting a preference for established defense contractors with proven technical capabilities in armor fabrication, powertrain systems, and ruggedized component supply. Her contracting approach emphasizes vendor reliability, technical compliance, and supply chain resilience, often leveraging indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) and other flexible contract vehicles to meet dynamic operational requirements. While the majority of her acquisitions are competed without set-asides (72.1%), Pena consistently integrates small business participation, with nearly 28% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate effort to foster competition among qualified small manufacturers without compromising technical performance or schedule integrity, demonstrating balanced socioeconomic compliance aligned with Army procurement policy. Her technical focus centers on NAICS categories including 336350 (motor vehicle transmission and powertrain parts), 332216 (saw blade and handtool manufacturing), and 326299 (rubber product manufacturing), indicating deep expertise in procuring mechanical subsystems, durable tooling, and vibration-dampening components essential to armored vehicle survivability and mobility. She specializes in sourcing mission-essential hardware that interfaces directly with soldier systems, requiring rigorous testing and qualification standards.