Patricia C. Soucy

Ms. Patricia C. Soucy serves as a key contracting professional within the W6QK Acc-orlando office of the Department of the Army, where she oversees the acquisition of advanced defense technologies critical to military training and operational readiness. Her portfolio centers on engineering, research, and technical services that modernize live-fire simulation systems, mission command platforms, and aviation and artillery training infrastructure. She manages complex procurements under FAR Part 15, emphasizing performance-based contracting and technical evaluation criteria to ensure alignment with Army modernization priorities. Her role is pivotal in bridging emerging defense capabilities with acquisition execution, ensuring timely delivery of mission-critical systems. Ms. Soucy maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of defense technology contractors, including TORCH RESEARCH, LLC, AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, and FIDELITY TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in systems integration, simulation modeling, and secure IT infrastructure support. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, leveraging past performance and technical capability over price alone, fostering innovation through competitive but stable contractor engagement. Her procurement strategy prioritizes open competition, with 80% of acquisitions conducted without set-aside restrictions, while maintaining a deliberate 20% commitment to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This balanced approach ensures broad market access while actively supporting small business participation across the defense technology ecosystem, without reliance on specialized socioeconomic programs such as 8(a) or HUBZone. Ms. Soucy’s primary NAICS focus lies in aircraft manufacturing (336411), computer facilities management (541513), and other computer-related services (541519), reflecting her specialization in integrated training systems, secure data center operations, and mission-critical IT support for aviation and artillery domains. Her acquisitions consistently target high-fidelity simulation hardware, real-time data analytics platforms, and air transportation support services essential to Army training modernization.