Matthew Pearston

Matthew Pearston serves as a key procurement lead within the W6QM MICC-FDO at Fort Eustis, supporting the U.S. Army’s mission command, training, and sustainment initiatives under the Department of the Army. He manages a diverse portfolio of professional, technical, and educational service contracts designed to enhance battlefield decision-making, cyber readiness, and high-fidelity soldier training environments. His acquisitions focus on complex, mission-critical support services that enable operational readiness across doctrine development, simulation systems, and logistics modernization programs. Pearston operates within the Army’s acquisition lifecycle to ensure compliance with federal procurement regulations while aligning contract awards with strategic modernization priorities. His primary contractor relationships center on BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC, a trusted systems integrator for defense-focused analytical and training solutions. While the majority of awards flow through this single prime, Pearston maintains an active engagement with a broader vendor ecosystem, fostering competition and innovation through targeted solicitations. His contracting approach reflects a balance between leveraging established defense contractors with deep institutional knowledge and creating pathways for emerging capabilities through small business participation. Pearston demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with nearly half of his portfolio allocated to small business set-asides—equally split between Total Small Business and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) categories. This reflects a deliberate strategy to cultivate diverse, mission-capable vendors while meeting statutory goals for veteran-owned enterprise inclusion. His procurement patterns consistently prioritize verified SDVOSB and small business certification, reinforcing the Army’s emphasis on inclusive economic opportunity within national defense contracting. His technical focus is anchored in NAICS 488190 (Other Support Activities for Air Transportation), 611699 (All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction), and 511210 (Publishing, except Internet), indicating a specialization in aviation logistics support, advanced military instruction systems, and digital content delivery platforms. These categories reveal expertise in procuring simulation-based training, curriculum development, and mission-critical data systems that underpin modernized Army training doctrine and command infrastructure.