Marianne Lazzaro

Marianne Lazzaro serves as a key procurement professional within the W6QK Acc-apg organization under the Department of the Army, operating under the W91CRB code. She is responsible for managing the acquisition lifecycle for advanced sensing, communications, and battlefield analytics systems critical to modern intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions. Her portfolio centers on research and development contracts for aeronautical instrumentation, radio frequency platforms, and real-time data analytics tools that enhance tactical decision-making. She ensures alignment with Army modernization priorities by overseeing technical solicitations, evaluating proposal compliance, and facilitating contract award and administration for high-priority R&D initiatives. Lazzaro collaborates with a diverse range of defense contractors specializing in electromagnetic systems, signal processing, and secure communications infrastructure. While no single vendor dominates her portfolio, she routinely engages with firms possessing expertise in radar sensor integration, software-defined radio architectures, and field-deployable data fusion platforms. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and vendor capability assessments over price alone, fostering long-term partnerships with organizations capable of rapid prototyping and field validation. Her procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, reflecting a mission-driven focus on technical superiority and operational readiness over socioeconomic preferences. This 100% open competition model prioritizes access to the broadest pool of qualified technical talent, ensuring the Army receives the most capable solutions for its most demanding sensing and communications challenges. Lazzaro’s primary procurement focus is NAICS 541715—Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences—where she acquires advanced engineering services for next-generation battlefield systems. Her contracts support the development of RF sensors, electronic warfare countermeasures, and real-time battlefield data analytics tools, requiring deep expertise in signal integrity, embedded systems, and secure data transmission architectures. She consistently seeks vendors with proven experience in military-grade system integration and rapid technology transition.