Sheila A Banks

Sheila A. Banks supports the procurement mission of the W6QM Micc-ft Riley under the Department of the Army (W911RX), facilitating critical acquisitions that sustain Army installation readiness and operational capability. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on facilities infrastructure, specialized maintenance, and operational support services, ensuring bases remain secure, functional, and habitable. Her work encompasses the full lifecycle of acquisition planning, solicitation, and contract administration, with a strong emphasis on mission-critical utilities, equipment leasing, and technical service delivery aligned with Army garrison sustainment priorities. Banks maintains a primary contracting relationship with Chenega Base & Logistics Services LLC, a key vendor delivering integrated facility support solutions. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for long-term, performance-based partnerships with contractors capable of delivering comprehensive maintenance, logistics, and infrastructure modernization services. While Chenega is the dominant contractor, she also engages a small pool of niche vendors to address specialized requirements, indicating a strategic balance between capacity-building with a primary partner and targeted competition for unique capabilities. Her contracting activity demonstrates a pronounced commitment to small business participation, with 66.7% of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster economic opportunity within the defense industrial base, prioritizing small businesses across multiple socioeconomic categories without reliance on specific designations like 8(a) or HUBZone. The consistent use of set-asides underscores her alignment with DoD’s broader goals of inclusive supplier development and resilience in the base support supply chain. Banks’ procurement focus is concentrated in three key NAICS categories: 238210 for electrical and wiring installation services, 611519 for technical and trade workforce training, and 337214 for office furniture manufacturing. These reflect a holistic approach to installation sustainment—ensuring not only physical infrastructure integrity but also workforce readiness and functional workspace environments. Her expertise lies in integrating facility operations with human capital development and equipment procurement to support the Army’s enduring mission of base operability.