Matthew Symonds

Matt Symonds serves as a key procurement professional within the W7N0 USPFO Activity SD ARNG, supporting the operational readiness of the Army National Guard through the acquisition of critical services and equipment essential to training, lodging, and administrative operations. He manages a diverse portfolio of contracts aligned with the agency’s mission to sustain quality-of-life and logistical infrastructure for reserve component personnel, focusing on food services, medical support, and facility-related procurement. His work ensures timely delivery of mission-critical resources while adhering to federal acquisition regulations and strategic readiness objectives. Symonds maintains consistent contracting relationships with Compass Medical Provider LLC and Markelty, LLC, both of which provide specialized medical and logistical support services. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven capabilities in delivering scalable, compliant solutions for remote and reserve-unit environments. His contracting approach emphasizes reliability, regulatory adherence, and performance-based outcomes, fostering long-term vendor collaboration to meet dynamic operational demands. A strong advocate for socioeconomic contracting, Symonds prioritizes small business participation, with 86.7% of his acquisitions set aside under FAR 19.5 for small businesses. This reflects a deliberate strategy to expand opportunities for disadvantaged and community-based vendors, aligning with Department of the Army goals to strengthen the small business ecosystem. His contracting patterns consistently favor small business set-asides over open competitions, reinforcing equitable access to federal procurement. His primary NAICS focus includes passenger car rental (532111) and septic tank and related services (562991), indicating a unique emphasis on mobility and environmental infrastructure for remote training sites. He also procures audio and video equipment (334310) for command and training systems, alongside pharmaceutical preparation (325412) and industrial machinery (333924) to support field medical and logistics operations. This technical breadth underscores his expertise in managing complex, multi-domain acquisitions tailored to the Army National Guard’s austere and mobile operational environment.