Regina N. Ihns

Regina N. Ihns serves as a key procurement professional within the W4GG Hq US Army Tacom, supporting the lifecycle management and modernization of ground combat and support vehicle systems for the Department of the Army. She manages complex acquisition programs focused on armored vehicle manufacturing, tactical wheeled platform sustainment, and integrated ordnance system upgrades, ensuring operational readiness through technically rigorous contracting practices. Her work directly enables the Army’s strategic priorities in vehicle survivability, mobility, and power efficiency, aligning procurement actions with defense innovation goals and fielded force requirements. Ihns maintains longstanding relationships with specialized defense manufacturers including Schutt Industries of Clintonville, Wis., Inc., ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC, A&M AEROSTRUCTURES, INC., and BOWHEAD AVIONICS MANUFACTURING, LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on niche suppliers with proven expertise in military-grade vehicle components, armor systems, and avionics integration. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical compliance, supply chain resilience, and performance-based outcomes, fostering collaborative vendor engagement to meet stringent DoD quality and reliability standards. Her procurement portfolio is exclusively set-aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a firm commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals. All awards are structured to maximize participation by small business concerns, ensuring that critical defense capabilities are developed through a diverse, agile industrial base. This consistent application of full small business set-asides underscores her alignment with national policy to strengthen the defense industrial ecosystem through inclusive contracting. Ihns specializes exclusively in NAICS 336992—Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Component Manufacturing—procuring advanced armor plating, ballistic protection systems, powertrain components, and integrated survivability upgrades for armored ground platforms. Her technical expertise spans vehicle architecture, materials science, and military vehicle integration, ensuring acquisitions meet operational demands in high-threat environments while supporting the Army’s modernization roadmap for next-generation combat systems.