Rhonda A. Long

Rhonda A. Long serves as a Contract Specialist with the W6QK Siad Contract Office under the Department of the Army, where she plays a pivotal role in securing critical industrial and infrastructure support services essential to military installation readiness. She manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for maintenance, leasing, and installation contracts involving heavy machinery, fluid systems, electrical networks, and facility-related trades. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to sustain operational infrastructure through timely, compliant, and strategically aligned acquisitions under FAR and DFARS guidelines, ensuring mission-critical capabilities remain operational across Army installations. Rhonda maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including WESTEX GROUP, INC, GMP MANUFACTURING LLC, LALANDERS LLC, FSR CONSULTING LLC, and MORGAN INGLAND LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in industrial repair, specialized equipment leasing, and facility services. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, clear technical specifications, and long-term vendor reliability, fostering collaborative relationships that prioritize quality, compliance, and mission alignment over transactional exchanges. A defining feature of Rhonda’s procurement strategy is her strong commitment to small business participation, with 70.6% of her awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate focus on empowering small, disadvantaged, and veteran-owned firms to compete for and deliver essential services. Her consistent use of set-asides aligns with Department of the Army socioeconomic goals, ensuring equitable access to federal contracting opportunities while building a resilient, diversified supplier base. Her technical expertise centers on NAICS codes 811310 (industrial machinery repair), 532412 (construction and mining equipment leasing), and 332410 (power boiler and heat exchanger manufacturing), with additional activity in textile bag production and specialized support services. She routinely procures industrial maintenance solutions, heavy equipment rental systems, and facility infrastructure components, demonstrating deep familiarity with the technical and regulatory demands of military-grade industrial operations.