Sara Allen

Sara Allen serves as a primary procurement contact within the W6QK Acc-Apg office of the Department of Defense. She supports the agency's mission to develop, procure, and sustain advanced C5ISR capabilities, specifically focusing on the acquisition of sophisticated navigation, guidance, and wireless communication systems to enhance battlefield awareness and cyber-related risk integration. The agency's contractor landscape includes significant awards to specialized defense and technology firms. Vendors active at this agency include DRS Network & Imaging Systems, DRS RSTA, Inc., and Microsoft Corporation, reflecting a mix of large-scale systems integrators and enterprise software providers. The office demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with a total small business set-aside preference of 75.0%. This includes a specific focus on competitive 100% small business set-asides within the textile and canvas manufacturing sector. Procurement activity is concentrated across several technical domains. The primary industry focus includes apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing (NAICS 315990), textile bag and canvas mills (NAICS 314910), and machine tool manufacturing (NAICS 333517).