Michael Shammami

Michael Shammami serves as the primary contracting lead for the U.S. Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA), responsible for executing complex acquisitions of ground combat systems and enabling technologies critical to modernizing Army tactical forces. He manages the full lifecycle of contracts for armored vehicle platforms, small arms, ordnance systems, and integrated survivability technologies, ensuring alignment with the Army’s strategic priorities in lethality, mobility, and rapid prototyping. His role is central to fielding next-generation warfighting capabilities through timely, compliant, and technically rigorous procurement actions that support operational readiness across deployed units. Shammami maintains consistent, long-term relationships with key industrial partners including BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P., Bay Ship & Yacht Co., Murtech, Inc., Japan Marine United Corporation, and Professional Contract Services, Inc. These partnerships span prime contractors with deep expertise in defense manufacturing, shipbuilding, and specialized ordnance integration. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical validation, and supply chain resilience, often engaging vendors with proven track records in military-grade systems development and sustainment. His procurement portfolio reflects a strict preference for full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside conditions. This underscores a mission-driven focus on capability delivery over socioeconomic categorization, prioritizing technical capability and industrial capacity over programmatic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, vendor selection remains rooted in merit-based evaluation of technical merit and production readiness. Shammami’s primary NAICS focus areas—333310 (Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing) and 332994 (Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing)—reflect deep specialization in mechanical systems, weapon integration, and combat vehicle components. He routinely procures precision-engineered ordnance, armored hulls, fire control systems, and modular battlefield support equipment, demonstrating technical fluency in military standards such as MIL-STD and STANAG specifications. His expertise lies at the intersection of industrial manufacturing and tactical operational requirements.