Raquel O. Blankenhorn

Ms. Raquel O. Blankenhorn serves as a contracting professional within the 0414 Aq Hq Contract Augmented unit of the Department of the Army, where she plays a pivotal role in securing critical facility and infrastructure services that sustain U.S. Army garrison operations. Her portfolio encompasses the acquisition of construction, maintenance, and operational support services essential to maintaining safe, functional, and resilient military installations—including firing ranges, utilities, and mission-critical facilities. She manages full lifecycle procurements under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, ensuring compliance with defense logistics standards and operational readiness requirements. Her work directly enables the Army’s installation sustainment mission by delivering timely, high-quality services that support troop readiness and base resilience. Ms. Blankenhorn maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of international contractors, primarily LINEA VERDE S.R.L., FIORINI IMPIANTI GROUP SRL, and NUOVA ELETTRICA S.R.L., all of which provide specialized engineering, maintenance, and technical support services. These partnerships reflect a focus on foreign-sourced technical expertise in industrial equipment repair, facility modernization, and infrastructure upgrades. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, long-term service agreements, and rigorous contractor accountability, fostering reliable vendor engagement across complex, multi-year project cycles. Her procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic preference for accessing specialized global capabilities where domestic small business capacity is limited, rather than socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. While small business participation is not a primary contracting mechanism in her portfolio, her acquisitions remain fully compliant with all statutory requirements for fair competition. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 561210 (Facilities Support Services), 624190 (Other Individual and Family Services), and 811310 (Commercial and Industrial Machinery Repair and Maintenance), indicating deep expertise in facility operations, logistics support, and industrial equipment upkeep. She regularly procures services related to infrastructure maintenance, specialized training programs, and technical repair solutions tailored to military environments.