Maria DeCrescenzo

Maria D. DeCrescenzo serves as a Contract Specialist within the Department of the Army’s W6QK Acc Wva (W911PT), supporting the critical mission of sustaining artillery and munitions readiness at Watervliet Arsenal. She manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for industrial maintenance, precision manufacturing, and facility infrastructure services essential to ordnance production systems. Her acquisitions focus on complex, mission-critical contracts requiring technical oversight of machine tool repair, industrial equipment modernization, and specialized facility support, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and defense logistics standards. DeCrescenzo maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of prime contractors including FINCANTIERI MARINE REPAIR LLC, MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, THE BLACKLEDGE GROUP, INC., DMYLES INC., and RDC JPA ARCHITECTURE, L.L.L.P. These partnerships reflect a pattern of engagement with firms possessing specialized expertise in heavy industrial repair, construction, and technical facility services. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous technical evaluation, and long-term vendor reliability over high-volume, low-complexity procurements. Her procurement portfolio demonstrates a strong preference for open competition, with 77% of awards issued without set-asides, while maintaining a deliberate 23% commitment to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a balanced strategy that prioritizes capability and capacity while actively fostering small business participation across multiple socioeconomic categories, including SDB and HUBZone firms, without over-reliance on any single program. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 811310 for commercial and industrial machinery repair, 811219 for miscellaneous industrial services, and 541512 for computer systems design services—indicating deep expertise in sustaining legacy ordnance manufacturing infrastructure through advanced maintenance, automation integration, and facility modernization. She specializes in procuring high-precision industrial services that support the Army’s enduring need for reliable, mission-ready artillery systems.