Mariah L. Hanko

Mariah L. Hanko serves as a key procurement professional within the W6QK Acc-pica organization under the Department of the Army, supporting the acquisition of critical defense manufacturing and operational support systems essential to military readiness. She manages complex contracting actions focused on sustaining combat systems, modernizing ammunition production capabilities, and ensuring reliable logistics and infrastructure support for Army installations. Her portfolio centers on high-priority national defense needs, with a strong emphasis on industrial base resilience and munitions supply chain continuity. Hanko routinely oversees the full lifecycle of contracts—from solicitation through performance evaluation—ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and mission-critical delivery timelines. She maintains established working relationships with leading defense contractors including NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION, GENERAL DYNAMICS OTS (WILKES BARRE), LLC, THE LOCKWOOD GROUP LLC, LOGISYS TECHNICAL SERVICES INC, and PROGSIT LLC. These partnerships are primarily performance-based, involving long-term, multi-year agreements for specialized manufacturing, maintenance, and technical services. Hanko’s contracting approach emphasizes technical proficiency, quality assurance, and supply chain security, fostering collaborative relationships with vendors capable of meeting stringent military specifications and rapid response requirements. Hanko’s procurement activities reflect a strict focus on full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This indicates a deliberate strategy to prioritize technical capability and industrial capacity over socioeconomic preferences, ensuring that mission-critical requirements are met by the most qualified industry partners regardless of business size or certification status. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, all procurements remain fully compliant with federal acquisition policy. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 332993 (Ammunition, except Small Arms, Manufacturing) and NAICS 332992 (Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing), reflecting deep expertise in ordnance production, explosive component fabrication, and munitions system integration. She specializes in acquiring complex, high-volume manufacturing capabilities, precision machining, and quality-controlled logistics systems critical to sustaining the Army’s ammunition readiness posture.