Melissa G Ethridge

Melissa Ethridge serves as a Contract Specialist, where she is responsible for managing the acquisition lifecycle and ensuring procurement activities align with the agency's mission. Her role involves the administration of contracts and the execution of procurement strategies to secure essential goods and services. Regarding set-aside preferences, the procurement patterns indicate a primary reliance on full and open competitions, with no set-aside designations applied to the majority of actions. However, there is a documented commitment to small business participation, as a portion of the procurement activity is designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. Her procurement focus is heavily concentrated in technical and industrial domains. The primary area of expertise is in Engineering Services, followed by a significant focus on the manufacturing of aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment. Additional technical specializations include the procurement of ammunition, as well as search, detection, navigation, and guidance systems for aeronautical and nautical instruments. There is also activity related to textile bag and canvas mill manufacturing.