Salma Khairedin

Salma Khairedin serves as a key procurement professional within the W6QK Acc-apg Adelphi office of the Department of the Army, supporting the agency’s mission to advance military scientific and technical capabilities through strategic acquisitions of high-precision instrumentation, engineering services, and mission-critical research infrastructure. She manages complex contracting actions for advanced R&D equipment, secure computing systems, and specialized laboratory technologies essential to physical and engineering sciences. Her work directly enables the Army’s innovation pipeline by ensuring timely access to cutting-edge tools and technical expertise required for national defense applications. Khairedin maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of high-capability contractors, including MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC for facility-related support, PHYSICAL ELECTRONICS USA, INC. for advanced electronic measurement systems, JAXON ENGINEERING AND MAINTENANCE LLC for technical maintenance services, AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC for secure IT solutions, and ILLUMINA, INC. for specialized analytical instrumentation. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven technical proficiency in defense-relevant domains, often requiring compliance with federal security standards and specialized certification. Her contracting patterns show a strong emphasis on open competition, with 92.9% of awards issued without set-aside designations, indicating a focus on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is limited at 7.1%, it is primarily channeled through Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, suggesting a targeted, performance-driven approach to socioeconomic contracting. Khairedin’s procurement focus centers on NAICS 541715 (R&D in physical and engineering sciences), with significant activity in engineering services (541330) and scientific consulting (541690). She routinely acquires laboratory-grade instrumentation, electronic test and measurement systems, and technical training services, demonstrating deep expertise in supporting defense-oriented research environments requiring precision, reliability, and cybersecurity compliance.