Michelle Pleasant

Michelle Pleasant serves as a secondary procurement contact within the W6QK Acc-ri unit of the Department of the Army, supporting the agency’s mission to sustain and modernize the U.S. Army’s industrial base for ordnance, precision components, and battlefield support systems. She facilitates the acquisition of critical manufacturing and maintenance services essential to weapons systems and ammunition production, working closely with contracting officers to ensure timely delivery of fabricated metal products, machine tools, and related technical services. Her role involves coordinating solicitation documentation, vendor evaluations, and contract administration to align with strategic readiness objectives. Pleasant maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, FAXON MACHINING, LLC, PALANTIR USG INC, and Allied Metal Tech, LLC, which provide specialized machining, software-enabled logistics solutions, and metal fabrication services. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for established industrial vendors with proven capabilities in defense-grade manufacturing and technical support, though she also engages with a broad base of smaller suppliers to meet niche requirements. Collaboration is structured around performance-based contracting and technical compliance with military specifications. Her contracting activity demonstrates a strong emphasis on small business participation, with 42.1% of awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a deliberate effort to broaden vendor diversity. While no specific socioeconomic set-asides (e.g., 8(a), HUBZone) dominate, the consistent use of small business set-asides indicates a proactive commitment to fostering competition among qualified small manufacturers and service providers. Pleasant’s primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 334220 for communications equipment manufacturing, alongside significant activity in 321113 (sawmills), 561710 (pest control), 561730 (landscaping), and 212321 (construction sand and gravel mining). These reflect a diverse operational footprint requiring both high-precision industrial components and facility support services, indicating expertise in managing acquisitions across dual-use and mission-critical domains.