Rosa I. Rivera

Ms. Rosa I. Rivera serves as a key contracting professional within the W6QK Acc-orlando office of the Department of the Army, where she manages complex acquisitions supporting advanced military training systems and defense technology integration. Her portfolio centers on the development and modernization of live-fire simulation infrastructure, mission command systems, and aviation and artillery training platforms. She plays a critical role in executing technical services and engineering solutions that enhance operational readiness through innovation in defense education and systems integration. Ms. Rivera routinely handles sole-source and competitive procurements under FAR Part 36 and Part 15, with a focus on high-technical-risk, mission-critical requirements. She maintains strong, sustained relationships with leading defense technology contractors including TORCH RESEARCH, LLC, AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, and FIDELITY TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION. These partnerships are characterized by deep technical collaboration, iterative prototyping, and rapid fielding of next-generation training systems. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and risk-managed acquisition strategies, often leveraging Other Transaction Authority (OTA) and Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs) to accelerate capability delivery. Ms. Rivera’s contracting patterns reflect a strategic balance between broad competition and small business inclusion, with 75% of her awards conducted without set-aside and 25% reserved for Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. While she does not routinely prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, she consistently ensures small business participation through subcontracting opportunities and teaming arrangements with qualified vendors. Her procurement focus is exclusively aligned with NAICS 334511—Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing—reflecting deep expertise in acquiring advanced sensor systems, digital training simulators, navigation instrumentation, and integrated avionics for military applications. She specializes in procuring systems that enable real-time data fusion, immersive training environments, and adaptive learning architectures for Army aviation and artillery units.