Nathalie Riley

Nathalie Riley serves as a key procurement lead within the W6QM Micc-ft Knox, a critical support unit under the Department of the Army responsible for sustaining troop readiness through hospitality, food service, and recreational infrastructure. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for perishable prepared food manufacturing and related mission-critical services that directly support soldier welfare, morale, and operational continuity. Her work ensures that dining facilities, lodging support, and recreational amenities across military installations are equipped with compliant, high-quality provisions aligned with DoD standards and nutritional guidelines, enabling sustained force readiness in both garrison and deployed environments. Riley maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of prime contractors including CHENEGA GOVERNMENT MISSION SOLUTIONS, LLC, OCS-NCS JV II, LLC, SPACE AGE ENGINEERING, INC, and C.R. & A. CUSTOM APPAREL INC., each of which provides specialized capabilities in food production, logistics, and facility support services. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships built on performance reliability, quality assurance, and compliance with military hospitality standards, fostering a stable supply chain for perishable and ready-to-serve food systems critical to daily troop operations. All of her acquisitions are structured under a 100% Small Business Set-Aside designation per FAR 19.5, reflecting a firm institutional commitment to maximizing economic opportunity for small businesses. She actively prioritizes awarding contracts to small, veteran-owned, and socially and economically disadvantaged enterprises, aligning with the Army’s broader socioeconomic goals and ensuring broad-based industry participation in mission-critical support functions. Her technical domain is exclusively focused on NAICS 311991—Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing—where she procures ready-to-eat meals, bulk food kits, and temperature-controlled catering systems designed for military dining facilities. Her expertise lies in evaluating food safety protocols, shelf-life compliance, and logistics integration for field-deployable nutrition systems, ensuring all procurements meet Army Regulation 30-22 and USDA food service standards.