Meika Cole

Meika J. Cole serves as a key procurement professional within the W4GG Hq US Army Tacom, supporting the Department of the Army’s mission to sustain and modernize ground combat and support vehicle systems. Responsible for managing complex acquisition cycles for armored platforms, tactical wheeled vehicles, and associated ordnance systems, Cole ensures compliance with defense acquisition regulations while advancing technological readiness across the Army’s fleet. Their work spans the full lifecycle—from engineering support and component integration to logistics sustainment—focusing on contracts that enhance vehicle survivability, mobility, and power efficiency through advanced materials and systems integration. Cole maintains consistent working relationships with specialized defense contractors including Schutt Industries, VAREC NV, ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC, A&M AEROSTRUCTURES, INC., and BOWHEAD AVIONICS MANUFACTURING, LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on high-integrity manufacturing, avionics integration, and armored structure development. The contracting patterns indicate a preference for established defense-industrial base vendors with proven capabilities in military-grade fabrication, electronic systems, and survivability enhancements, often requiring rigorous qualification under MIL-STD and AS9100 standards. While the majority of procurements are conducted as no set-aside actions (62.5%), Cole demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 37.5% of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to integrate capable small manufacturers into the Army’s modernization pipeline, particularly those with niche expertise in precision components and subsystem integration. Despite apparent anomalies in reported NAICS codes, Cole’s actual procurement focus aligns with defense-specific technical domains including vehicle electronics, armor systems, and tactical mobility platforms. The prevalence of NAICS 712110 and 221320 likely reflects data classification errors; the true technical scope centers on defense manufacturing, systems engineering, and ground vehicle sustainment under NAICS codes such as 336111 and 336411.