Marquita D. Cole

Marquita D. Cole serves as a key procurement lead within the W7NH Uspfo Activity Ms Arng, a Department of the Army unit responsible for sustaining military readiness at Mississippi National Guard installations. She manages a portfolio of acquisitions focused on training infrastructure, logistical support systems, and facility enhancements critical to soldier development and operational readiness. Her work directly supports immersive training programs and base operations by ensuring timely delivery of specialized equipment and services aligned with Army strategic priorities. Cole typically handles complex, mission-critical contracts requiring technical specificity and strict compliance with federal acquisition regulations. Her contractor relationships are narrowly focused, with primary engagements centered on LEAPS TRAINING LLC, SPOTTING LIES, INC., and the DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION S. These partnerships reflect a deliberate emphasis on niche service providers offering specialized instruction, behavioral analysis tools, and rehabilitation-aligned support services for military personnel. Cole’s contracting patterns indicate a preference for vendors with domain-specific expertise in soldier performance optimization and adaptive training technologies, suggesting a highly targeted approach to vendor selection based on capability rather than scale. Cole demonstrates an unwavering commitment to small business participation, with 100% of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This consistent application underscores a strategic alignment with Department of Defense socioeconomic goals, ensuring that contracting opportunities directly benefit small, often veteran-owned or service-disabled veteran-owned enterprises. Her pattern of awarding exclusively to small businesses highlights a deliberate effort to build capacity within underserved sectors of the defense industrial base. Her procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 333924 (industrial truck and material handling equipment) and 336999 (other transportation equipment manufacturing), reflecting a need for ruggedized, mission-specific vehicles and logistics support systems. Additionally, she procures lodging services under NAICS 721110 to support training cadre and rotating personnel. This combination reveals deep technical expertise in operational logistics, equipment sustainment, and transient housing solutions tailored to high-tempo military training environments.