Richard J. Torres

Richard J. Torres serves as a key procurement lead within the W6QM Micc-ft Knox under the Department of the Army, responsible for managing contracts that sustain troop readiness and quality of life through hospitality, food service, and recreational infrastructure. His work directly supports the Army’s operational tempo by securing lodging, dining, and morale-enhancing facilities essential to military personnel and their families. Torres oversees a diverse portfolio of acquisitions under FAR Part 12 and Part 13, primarily involving service-based contracts for temporary housing, catering, laundry, and recreational operations, often executed through indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) mechanisms and blanket purchase agreements. He maintains consistent working relationships with core contractors including CHENEGA GOVERNMENT MISSION SOLUTIONS, LLC, OCS-NCS JV II, LLC, and SPACE AGE ENGINEERING, INC., with whom he collaborates on complex, mission-critical service delivery. His procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting and outcome-driven requirements, fostering long-term vendor partnerships that ensure reliability and scalability across garrison and expeditionary environments. C.R. & A. CUSTOM APPAREL INC. is also a recurring vendor, reflecting his involvement in specialized apparel and insignia procurement for military hospitality programs. Torres demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with over 41% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, and a notable 1.6% allocated to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. While the majority of procurements remain open to all competitors, his office consistently prioritizes socioeconomic programs to expand opportunities for small and veteran-owned firms. His technical expertise centers on NAICS 721214 (recreational and vacation camps), 611310 (educational facilities), and 722320 (catering), reflecting deep specialization in transient lodging, institutional dining, and morale, welfare, and recreation (MWR) services. He routinely manages acquisitions requiring compliance with military housing standards, sanitation codes, and DoD quality-of-life directives.