Samantha Fenske

Samantha Fenske serves as a key procurement lead within the W6QK Acc-pica office of the Department of the Army, where she manages the acquisition of critical defense manufacturing and operational support systems essential to national military readiness. Her responsibilities center on securing high-integrity ammunition production capabilities, facility maintenance services, and logistics infrastructure to sustain combat systems and enable force projection. She oversees the full lifecycle of contract actions—from solicitation through award and administration—ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and mission-critical performance standards. Her portfolio is narrowly focused on specialized industrial capabilities that directly support the Army’s modernization priorities in munitions manufacturing and base-wide operational continuity. Fenske maintains longstanding relationships with leading defense industrial base contractors including Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, General Dynamics OTS (Wilkes-Barre), LLC, and Pioneering Decisive Solutions Inc., among others. These partnerships are characterized by technical depth, long-term contract performance, and consistent delivery of mission-critical components such as medium- and large-caliber ammunition, explosive train systems, and specialized manufacturing equipment. Her contracting approach prioritizes proven capability and reliability over competitive bidding alone, often leveraging single-source or limited-source justifications grounded in unique technical expertise and production infrastructure. Fenske’s procurement portfolio exhibits no set-aside preferences, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on accessing the highest-capability industrial providers capable of meeting stringent defense manufacturing standards, rather than socioeconomic set-asides. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her award patterns, her focus remains on mission effectiveness and production scalability within a constrained technical ecosystem. Her primary procurement focus is exclusively under NAICS 332993—Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing—encompassing the acquisition of propellants, detonators, warhead assemblies, and automated production lines. She possesses deep technical expertise in explosive ordnance manufacturing processes, quality assurance protocols for military-grade munitions, and defense supply chain resilience, making her a critical steward of the Army’s strategic ammunition infrastructure.