Mara A. Strobel

Mara A. Strobel serves as a Contract Specialist within the Department of the Army’s 0409 Aq Hq Contract office, where she manages the full lifecycle of complex facility and infrastructure support acquisitions critical to sustaining U.S. Army garrisons and overseas installations. Her role encompasses the planning, solicitation, negotiation, and administration of contracts that ensure operational readiness through maintenance, construction support, and mission-critical services. She specializes in procurements that maintain airfields, utilities, buildings, and logistics infrastructure—particularly in Europe and deployed environments—ensuring alignment with Army force projection and installation resilience goals. Strobel maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including PAE Applied Technologies LLC and BSH HUISHUDAPPARATEN B.V., reflecting a preference for established vendors with proven capabilities in integrated facility support and specialized equipment services. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, long-term service delivery models, and compliance with military standards. She collaborates closely with technical stakeholders to align contractor capabilities with mission requirements, fostering reliable, accountable partnerships that support continuous operations in austere environments. Strobel’s procurement portfolio reflects a strict focus on full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without set-aside designations, including no use of 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. This reflects a strategic prioritization of capability, scalability, and mission-critical performance over socioeconomic preferences, consistent with the operational urgency and technical complexity of the installations she supports. Her primary procurement focus lies within NAICS categories 561210 (Facilities Support Services), 561990 (All Other Support Services), 561621 (Security Systems Services), 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services), and 541513 (Computer Facilities Management Services). She routinely procures integrated facility maintenance, cybersecurity-enabled infrastructure management, and mission support systems, demonstrating deep expertise in hybrid service contracts that combine physical infrastructure sustainment with digital systems integration.