Mark Zator

Mark P. Zator serves as a key procurement professional at the W4MK CCDC Armaments Center, supporting the U.S. Army’s mission to develop, test, and sustain advanced armaments and ordnance systems. He manages complex acquisitions for precision instrumentation, ballistic data systems, and munitions evaluation technologies, ensuring that land forces maintain battlefield superiority through rigorous testing and modernized ordnance capabilities. His work directly enables the center’s strategic priorities in safety, reliability, and technological innovation, with a focus on high-stakes, mission-critical defense systems requiring stringent compliance with military standards. Zator maintains consistent partnerships with leading defense contractors including Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, General Dynamics OTS (Wilkes-Barre), and Pioneering Decisive Solutions Inc., among others. These relationships center on the procurement of specialized ordnance manufacturing, electronic test instrumentation, and advanced component integration services. His contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, technical validation, and performance-based acquisition strategies to ensure system readiness and operational effectiveness across live-fire and instrumentation environments. Zator’s procurement portfolio shows no reliance on socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven focus on technical capability and system interoperability over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with the Armaments Center’s need for rapid access to high-performance solutions from qualified industrial partners with proven defense credentials. His primary NAICS focus areas include 334515 for precision measurement and electrical signal instrumentation, 332993 for medium-to-large caliber ammunition manufacturing, and 332994 for small arms and ordnance accessories. These categories underscore his deep technical expertise in ballistic testing systems, munitions safety protocols, and electronic component integration, positioning him as a specialist in acquiring mission-critical armaments technologies for the U.S. Army’s modernization initiatives.