Mary Ann Shoulders

Mary Ann Shoulders serves as a Contract Specialist within the 0409 AQ HQ Contract office under the Department of the Army, where she manages the full lifecycle of acquisition actions supporting critical infrastructure sustainment at U.S. Army garrisons and overseas installations. Her portfolio encompasses facility maintenance, specialized construction, and equipment servicing contracts essential to operational readiness, particularly in European theater locations. She executes complex procurements under FAR and DFARS frameworks, ensuring compliance with military standards for airfield, utility, and logistics infrastructure support. Shoulders plays a pivotal role in translating mission requirements into enforceable contractual obligations that maintain force readiness and installation resilience. She maintains longstanding relationships with a select group of international and domestic contractors, including ING. LUDWIG FREITAG ELEKTRO-GMBH & CO. KG, BFRENCH CONSULTING LLC, APC AG, FREUND LANDMASCHINEN GMBH & CO. KG, and BB GOVERNMENT SERVICES GMBH. These partnerships reflect a focus on specialized technical services—ranging from electrical systems and heavy equipment maintenance to facility support and environmental compliance—often requiring cross-border coordination and adherence to NATO and U.S. military specifications. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and contractor accountability in austere or deployed environments. Shoulders’ procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. While she does not routinely utilize socioeconomic programs such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB, her consistent adherence to open competition ensures broad market access and aligns with the agency’s mandate for mission-critical capability acquisition without restriction. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 561210 (Facilities Support Services), reflecting her central role in managing building operations, grounds maintenance, and installation utilities. She also regularly procures services under 624190 (Other Individual and Family Services), 562998 (Miscellaneous Waste Management), and niche categories such as 339920 and 812320, indicating a diverse operational footprint that extends to laundry, recreational equipment, and environmental services supporting military community life. Her expertise lies in integrating disparate service domains into cohesive, mission-enabling contract packages.