Quevale Mickles

Quevale Mickles serves as a Procurement Technician at the Defense Media Activity (DMA) Riverside, supporting the Department of Defense’s mission to deliver secure, high-capacity multimedia content for military communications and public affairs. In this role, Mickles facilitates the acquisition of specialized broadcast, audiovisual, and communications equipment, ensuring alignment with DoD standards for operational readiness and information assurance. They manage the full lifecycle of low-to-mid-tier procurement actions, from solicitation development and vendor outreach to contract administration and delivery order execution, enabling DMA’s rapid deployment of mission-critical media infrastructure. Mickles collaborates with a diverse pool of contractors specializing in broadcast technology, peripheral computing systems, and professional-grade audiovisual hardware. While no single vendor dominates their portfolio, they maintain consistent partnerships with manufacturers and integrators capable of meeting stringent DoD security and interoperability requirements. Their working relationships emphasize responsiveness, technical compliance, and timely delivery, often coordinating with logistics and engineering teams to validate equipment specifications prior to award. Mickles exhibits a balanced commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with half of all procurements structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, while the remainder remain open to all competitors. This pattern reflects a deliberate strategy to foster innovation among small businesses while maintaining flexibility for mission-critical needs. Their contracting approach actively encourages participation from small disadvantaged, HUBZone, and service-disabled veteran-owned firms, aligning with DoD’s broader goals for equitable market access. Their procurement focus centers on NAICS 334220 (radio and television broadcasting equipment), 334118 (computer peripheral equipment), and 334310 (audio/video equipment), with secondary activity in fabricated metal products for mounting and enclosure solutions. Mickles specializes in acquiring hardened broadcast transmitters, secure streaming devices, field-deployable production kits, and ruggedized computing peripherals—technical domains requiring deep familiarity with MIL-STD and DoD IT security protocols.