Mallory Harris

Mallory Harris serves as a key procurement professional within the W6QK Acc-apg office under the Department of the Army’s W91CRB organization, supporting the development and fielding of next-generation intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems. She manages complex acquisitions in aeronautical instrumentation, radio frequency platforms, and battlefield data analytics, ensuring timely delivery of mission-critical capabilities to tactical forces. Her role is central to modernizing the Army’s tactical communications networks and integrating advanced sensing technologies into operational environments, requiring deep technical understanding and agile contracting practices to meet rapidly evolving battlefield demands. While specific contractor names are not currently available, Harris consistently engages with a diverse ecosystem of vendors, including small businesses certified under the 8(a) program and other small business set-asides. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for competed procurements that foster innovation and competition, particularly with firms possessing specialized expertise in niche defense technologies. She maintains collaborative, performance-driven relationships with contractors who can deliver ruggedized hardware, secure data analytics platforms, and interoperable communication systems under stringent military standards. Harris demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with 50% of her acquisitions structured as 8(a) competed set-asides and an additional 50% designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This balanced approach ensures equitable access for disadvantaged and small businesses while maintaining rigorous technical standards. Her procurement strategy actively promotes workforce development and capacity building within the defense industrial base, prioritizing firms with proven capabilities in high-demand technical domains. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541930 (Translation and Interpretation Services) and 333517 (Machine Tool Manufacturing), reflecting a dual emphasis on linguistic support for multilingual battlefield data and precision manufacturing of mission-critical components. She routinely acquires specialized instrumentation, RF signal processors, and custom-machined parts essential to advanced sensor systems, demonstrating technical fluency across both software-enabled analytics and hardened hardware ecosystems.