Roxanne Barbaris

Roxanne Barbaris serves as a key procurement lead within the W6QK Acc-apg unit of the Department of the Army, operating under code W91CRB, where she supports the development and fielding of advanced intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle management of acquisitions for critical aeronautical instrumentation, RF platforms, and battlefield data analytics solutions. She ensures alignment with Army modernization priorities by structuring solicitations that integrate cutting-edge sensing technologies and secure communications architectures, often coordinating with technical stakeholders to define performance-based requirements and evaluation criteria. Barbaris maintains a broad network of vendor partnerships, engaging both large prime contractors and specialized small businesses to deliver mission-critical systems. While specific contractor names are not publicly disclosed, her portfolio consistently includes firms with expertise in tactical data link integration, signal processing, and real-time analytics platforms. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor and performance outcomes, fostering long-term relationships with vendors capable of rapid prototyping and field-deployable solutions under austere conditions. Her procurement strategy reflects a strong commitment to small business participation, with 28% of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. She actively prioritizes opportunities for small disadvantaged businesses and service-disabled veteran-owned firms, aligning with DoD socioeconomic goals while maintaining competitive rigor. Her set-aside patterns demonstrate a deliberate effort to expand the industrial base for next-generation military sensing technologies. Barbaris’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 518210 for computing infrastructure and data services, with significant activity in 334511 for aeronautical and navigation system manufacturing. She also regularly procures engineering and testing services (NAICS 541330 and 541380), reflecting a technical portfolio centered on sensor integration, RF signal validation, and secure battlefield data processing. Her domain expertise spans the intersection of hardware instrumentation and software-defined analytics essential to modern tactical operations.