Patricia Mize

Patricia D. Mize serves as a key procurement professional within the W6QK Lad Contr Office, part of the U.S. Army’s Department of the Army, where she manages acquisitions critical to sustaining and modernizing high-value military infrastructure and electromechanical systems. Her work directly supports operational readiness by securing industrial maintenance, specialized manufacturing, and technical support services essential to Army platforms. She routinely handles complex contracts for commercial and institutional construction, irradiation apparatuses, computer systems design, and related technical services, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning with the Army’s strategic modernization goals. Mize maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors including FIBER BUSINESS SOLUTIONS GROUP INC, AEROSPACE & COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, CRW CORP, FERRELLGAS, L.P., and EDGE TECHNOLOGY DISTRIBUTORS, INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established vendors with proven capabilities in niche technical domains, particularly those capable of delivering integrated solutions for facility upgrades, specialized equipment, and IT infrastructure. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, technical specificity, and long-term service performance over broad competition. While the majority of her acquisitions are competed without set-asides, she consistently allocates nearly one-third of her portfolio to HUBZone-certified firms, demonstrating a targeted commitment to economic development in underserved areas. This pattern underscores a strategic balance between mission-critical performance requirements and socioeconomic contracting objectives, favoring HUBZone participation over other small business categories. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 236220 for facility construction, 334517 for irradiation equipment, and 541512/541519 for computer systems and related technical services. These categories reflect deep expertise in procuring mission-critical infrastructure and advanced technical systems that support Army platform sustainment, with an emphasis on durable, high-reliability solutions for complex operational environments.