Shemekia R. McMillan

Shemekia R. McMillan serves as a Procurement Technician within the W6QM Micc-ft Jackson under the Department of the Army’s W9124C agency, supporting the sustainment of mission-critical military infrastructure through timely and compliant acquisition of essential services. In this role, she facilitates the execution of procurement actions for facility maintenance, security support, and operational services, ensuring alignment with Department of Defense standards and federal acquisition regulations. Her responsibilities include preparing solicitation documents, coordinating with stakeholders, managing contract modifications, and ensuring adherence to socioeconomic requirements, making her a key contributor to the agency’s mission of maintaining safe, functional, and secure installations for military personnel. McMillan maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of primary contractors, including the South Carolina Commission for the Blind and Guardian South Termite and Pest Control, LLC, reflecting a focus on specialized, niche service providers. These partnerships are typically established through competitive small business set-asides and reflect a preference for vendors capable of delivering localized, mission-responsive support such as pest control, facility upkeep, and ancillary maintenance services. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, compliance, and performance-based outcomes over large-scale vendor contracts. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a strong commitment to small business participation, with 90% of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to prioritize economically disadvantaged and community-based enterprises, reinforcing the agency’s broader goals of equitable economic opportunity and workforce development within defense-supporting sectors. McMillan’s procurement focus centers on NAICS codes 511130 (Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers), 561990 (All Other Support Services), 323117 (Books Printing), 523910 (Miscellaneous Intermediation), and 811198 (All Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance). These reflect a diverse portfolio of administrative, logistical, and facility support services critical to daily installation operations, demonstrating expertise in procuring non-technical, mission-enabling services rather than capital equipment or high-tech systems.