Sharon L. Zimmerman

Sharon L. Zimmerman serves as a Contracting Officer for the W7NZ Uspfo Activity SC ARNG under the Department of the Army, where she is responsible for managing the acquisition of critical logistical and quality-of-life support services essential to the readiness of South Carolina Army National Guard units. Her portfolio centers on securing dining, hospitality, and facility support contracts that sustain training, mobilization, and community engagement operations. Zimmerman exercises full contracting authority under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements while delivering mission-critical services with operational efficiency and fiscal accountability. She maintains consistent procurement relationships with key vendors such as K & A Foodservice Inc. and DAVES DELI LLC, primarily for meal services and on-site dining operations. These partnerships reflect a preference for established, reliable contractors capable of delivering scalable, high-volume food service solutions under dynamic field conditions. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, with a focus on service continuity, quality control, and responsiveness to unit needs across multiple garrison and mobilization sites. Zimmerman’s set-aside profile reveals a strong emphasis on open competition, with approximately 90% of acquisitions conducted without socioeconomic set-asides. However, she actively supports small business participation, allocating roughly 10% of contract opportunities to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. While she does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her consistent use of small business set-asides demonstrates a deliberate, albeit modest, commitment to broadening vendor diversity within her acquisition sphere. Her primary NAICS focus includes 517312 (Wireless Telecommunications Services) and 541310 (Architectural Services), each representing 22.2% of her activity, alongside significant procurement in 511210 (Software Publishers), 334220 (Communications Equipment Manufacturing), and 541330 (Engineering Services). This reflects a multidisciplinary portfolio spanning facility infrastructure, communications systems, and software-enabled operational support, underscoring her technical proficiency in acquiring integrated services that enable both mission readiness and garrison sustainability.