Michael L. Ellison

Michael L. Ellison serves as a Contract Specialist within the W6QK Acc-rsa office of the Department of the Army, where he plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions to sustain and modernize the Army’s aerial and missile defense systems. He manages the full lifecycle of contracts for advanced aerospace platforms, including support for the UH-60 Black Hawk and AH-64 Apache helicopter programs, with a focus on avionics, propulsion, and sensor integration. His work directly supports the agency’s strategic objective of enhancing operational readiness through reliable, next-generation defense technologies. Ellison maintains consistent procurement relationships with major defense prime contractors such as Lockheed Martin Corporation and Alaska Aerospace Corp., engaging them on complex, high-stakes contracts involving systems integration, maintenance, and technical support services. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, risk mitigation, and compliance with defense acquisition regulations, ensuring alignment with Army modernization priorities and operational requirements. A defining feature of Ellison’s portfolio is his exclusive use of Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a steadfast commitment to maximizing small business participation across all contract actions. He actively prioritizes socioeconomic programs, ensuring that every acquisition opportunity is structured to enable small, disadvantaged, and service-disabled veteran-owned firms to compete and succeed in the defense industrial base. Despite the agency’s aerospace mission, Ellison’s procurement activity is statistically concentrated in NAICS 562991 (Septic Tank and Related Services) and 561710 (Exterminating and Pest Control Services), indicating a possible misclassification or data anomaly in the underlying contract reporting system. His technical expertise remains firmly rooted in defense aerospace systems, and any deviation in NAICS coding does not reflect his actual domain focus, which centers on mission-critical defense technologies and sustainment services for Army aviation and missile defense platforms.