Nancy A. Fraser

Nancy A. Fraser serves as a Contract Specialist with the W4MM USA Joint Munitions Command, a critical component of the Department of Defense responsible for the lifecycle management of conventional ammunition and explosives. In this role, she executes full-cycle procurement actions for materiel essential to maintaining combat-ready munitions supplies for Army, Air Force, and Navy forces. Her responsibilities include soliciting, evaluating, negotiating, and administering contracts for specialized industrial components, with a focus on ensuring supply chain resilience and operational readiness through compliant, timely acquisitions aligned with FAR and DFARS requirements. Fraser collaborates with a diverse base of industrial suppliers, primarily manufacturers of engineered materials used in munitions casings, propellants, and protective packaging. While specific contractor names are not disclosed, her portfolio consistently engages vendors with capabilities in polymer science, specialty metals, and advanced composite manufacturing. Her working relationships emphasize technical alignment, quality assurance compliance, and adherence to military specification standards, fostering long-term vendor partnerships that support mission-critical production timelines. A strong advocate for small business participation, Fraser consistently structures procurements to maximize socioeconomic opportunities, with 37.5% of her contracts designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. She actively promotes equitable access for small manufacturers, particularly those certified under HUBZone and SDVOSB programs, ensuring broad industry engagement while maintaining rigorous performance standards. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 321219 (reconstituted wood products), 325212 (synthetic rubber), 325211 (plastics resins), 326140 (polystyrene foam), and 331315 (aluminum sheet and foil), reflecting expertise in materials used for ammunition containers, detonator housings, blast mitigation systems, and protective liners. Fraser’s technical proficiency spans polymer chemistry, metallurgy, and packaging integrity standards, enabling her to effectively evaluate technical proposals and ensure compliance with DoD munitions safety and performance requirements.