Salma Khariedin

Salma M. Khiaredin serves as a Contract Specialist within the W6QK Acc-apg organization under the Department of the Army (W91CRB), where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions for advanced military sensing, communications, and battlefield analytics systems. Her responsibilities include developing solicitation documents, conducting market research, evaluating proposals, and managing contract performance for high-priority intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) initiatives. She specializes in procurements involving aeronautical instrumentation, radio frequency platforms, and tactical data systems, ensuring alignment with Army modernization goals and defense acquisition regulations. Khiaredin’s work directly supports the fielding of next-generation capabilities critical to tactical superiority and networked warfare. Her contractor relationships span a broad spectrum of defense technology providers, including firms specializing in communications equipment manufacturing, systems integration, and professional technical services. She routinely engages with prime contractors and subcontractors capable of delivering ruggedized hardware, embedded software, and real-time data analytics solutions for expeditionary environments. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical rigor, compliance with FAR and DFARS, and collaborative vendor engagement to ensure mission-critical deliverables meet stringent military performance standards. Khiaredin’s contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 91.4% of her acquisitions conducted without set-asides. Nevertheless, she actively supports small business participation, consistently awarding approximately 8.6% of contracts under Total Small Business Set-Aside authorities (FAR 19.5), demonstrating a balanced commitment to both efficiency and socioeconomic goals. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 334220 (radio and wireless communications equipment), 541990 (professional technical services), and 334290 (other communications equipment), reflecting deep expertise in procuring RF systems, battlefield data processors, and associated software-enabled platforms. She frequently sources solutions in signal processing, secure networking, and tactical sensor integration, aligning acquisitions with the Army’s modernization priorities in electronic warfare and multi-domain operations.