Natalie Perras

Natalie Perras serves as a key procurement professional within the U.S. Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA), supporting the acquisition of critical ground combat systems and enabling technologies essential to modernizing Army tactical forces. She manages complex contracts for armored vehicles, small arms, and integrated ordnance systems, ensuring timely delivery of resilient, survivable platforms that enhance soldier lethality and battlefield mobility. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to field next-generation military capabilities through rapid prototyping and technology insertion, often coordinating across engineering, logistics, and operational stakeholders to align acquisition strategies with warfighter needs. Perras maintains established relationships with core contractors including BAE SYSTEMS LAND & ARMAMENTS L.P., MURTECH, INC., and BAY SHIP & YACHT CO, among others, reflecting a balanced mix of large prime contractors and specialized niche vendors. Her contracting patterns indicate a preference for competitive, open solicitations with a strategic reliance on proven industry partners capable of delivering high-precision defense systems and maintenance services. She frequently engages vendors with demonstrated expertise in military-grade engineering, survivability modifications, and logistics support infrastructure. Her set-aside preferences show a strong emphasis on open competition, with approximately two-thirds of awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides. However, she consistently allocates a meaningful portion—nearly one-third—to small business opportunities, including both 8(a) competed and total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate effort to foster competition and innovation from qualified small firms while maintaining mission-critical performance standards. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 333924 for industrial truck and material handling systems, with significant activity in 811210 for electronic equipment repair and maintenance, and 561720 for janitorial and facility support services. She also engages in niche acquisitions under 511210 and 712110, suggesting a broad operational support portfolio that extends beyond direct combat systems to include sustainment, training, and ancillary infrastructure services critical to readiness.