Marco de Oliveira

Marco de Oliveira serves as a key contracting professional within the 0410 AQ HQ Contract Office under the Department of the Army, supporting the sustainment of mission-critical force support capabilities for Army installations and deployed operations. He manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on logistical, hospitality, security, and administrative services essential to operational readiness and personnel welfare. His work directly enables mission continuity through the procurement of specialized systems and support services that ensure seamless communications, facility operations, and force protection. He routinely handles complex contract actions under FAR Part 12 and Part 37, with emphasis on performance-based and service-oriented contracts. Marco maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of prime contractors including Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., Barbaricum LLC, Quiet Professionals, LLC, SOS International LLC, and Second-61 LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in defense support services, cybersecurity-enabled operations, and expeditionary logistics. His contracting approach emphasizes performance metrics, task order flexibility, and long-term vendor collaboration, often leveraging Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) vehicles to respond dynamically to evolving operational needs. His procurement strategy reflects a balanced approach to socioeconomic goals, with approximately one-third of awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to small business participation. While the majority of acquisitions are unrestricted, he actively prioritizes small business eligibility and encourages competition among qualified vendors, particularly those with niche capabilities in language services and technical support. Marco’s primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 334511 for advanced navigation and guidance systems and NAICS 541930 for translation and interpretation services, underscoring expertise in defense-related technology integration and linguistic support for global operations. He also engages in specialized acquisitions under NAICS 336611 for ship-related support systems, reflecting a technical domain spanning aerospace, maritime, and expeditionary environments. His work ensures the Army’s force support infrastructure remains adaptive, secure, and operationally resilient.