Magdalene D. Dickerson

Magdalene D. Dickerson serves as a Contract Specialist within the Department of the Army’s 0409 Aq Hq Contract office, responsible for managing the full lifecycle of facility and infrastructure support acquisitions. She plays a critical role in sustaining operational readiness across U.S. Army garrisons and overseas installations, particularly in Europe, by procuring specialized construction, maintenance, and utility services essential to military community infrastructure. Her portfolio includes complex, mission-critical contracts for airfields, buildings, electrical systems, and logistics support facilities, requiring precise compliance with DoD standards and expeditionary operational requirements. Dickerson maintains consistent contracting relationships with a select group of international and domestic specialty contractors, including ING. LUDWIG FREITAG ELEKTRO-GMBH & CO. KG, APC AG, and BB GOVERNMENT SERVICES GMBH, reflecting a reliance on technically proficient firms with demonstrated expertise in European military infrastructure environments. These partnerships are characterized by long-term, performance-based engagements, often involving complex scope definitions and stringent quality control protocols aligned with Army engineering specifications. Her procurement approach emphasizes vendor reliability, technical compliance, and timely execution in austere or deployed settings. Her contracting activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on technical capability and operational urgency over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing mission-critical delivery over programmatic targeting. While small business participation is not formally incentivized, the nature of the work often attracts qualified small and mid-sized firms through open market solicitations. Dickerson’s primary procurement focus lies in specialty trade contracting, with heavy emphasis on NAICS 238990 (All Other Specialty Trade Contractors), 238210 (Electrical Contractors), and 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors). She routinely acquires services related to facility modernization, utility system upgrades, and mission-critical infrastructure maintenance, demonstrating deep expertise in military construction standards, facility sustainment, and integrated systems procurement for garrison operations.