Melissa Guthmiller

Melissa Guthmiller serves as the primary contracting representative for W6QM MICC Ft. McCoy (RC), a key installation support unit under the Department of the Army. In this role, she manages the acquisition lifecycle for facilities maintenance, infrastructure sustainment, and environmental services critical to mission readiness. Her portfolio centers on service-based contracts that ensure the operational integrity of military installations, including custodial, landscaping, waste management, and building support services. Guthmiller ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement actions with the agency’s strategic priorities of safety, sustainability, and readiness. She maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including YUKON MANAGEMENT, LLC, MGS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC., OK2 CONSTRUCTION, LLC, RYAN HERRING CONSTRUCTION INC, and A & J CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, small business-capable vendors capable of delivering complex, multi-disciplinary installation support services under performance-based contracting frameworks. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, local responsiveness, and long-term vendor engagement to sustain mission-critical operations. Guthmiller demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with over 72% of her acquisitions set aside for total small businesses under FAR 19.5. She routinely awards contracts to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and occasionally utilizes 8(a) and EDWOSB set-asides, reflecting a deliberate socioeconomic strategy to broaden vendor diversity and promote equitable access to federal opportunities. Her contracting patterns consistently prioritize small business inclusion as a core component of acquisition planning. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 562991 (Septic Tank and Related Services), 561730 (Landscaping Services), and 562111 (Solid Waste Collection), with additional activity in 561790 (Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings). This specialization underscores her technical expertise in environmental services, grounds maintenance, and infrastructure support—core functions essential to sustaining military installation operations.