Sherry E. Carpenter

Sherry E. Carpenter serves as a Contracting Officer for the W6QM Micc Fdo Ft Bragg under the Department of the Army, responsible for managing mission-critical acquisitions that sustain Fort Bragg’s garrison operations. Her portfolio encompasses a wide range of services essential to installation readiness, including lodging, food service, facilities support, and specialized military supply solutions. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with the agency’s strategic priorities of operational sustainability and personnel welfare. Carpenter executes both competitive and set-aside contracts, balancing efficiency with statutory obligations to promote small business participation and mission effectiveness. She maintains established relationships with key contractors including SILVER NATIONAL CORP., A TO B CREATIONS INC, and TACTICAL ELECTRONICS AND MILITARY SUPPLY L.L.C., reflecting a pattern of recurring partnerships with vendors experienced in military garrison support and defense-specific logistics. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, responsiveness, and adherence to performance-based service standards, fostering long-term vendor collaborations that ensure continuity of critical services across high-demand operational environments. Carpenter demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with over half of her awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. She consistently prioritizes small business participation, allocating significant portions of her portfolio to 8(a) competed and Women-Owned Small Business set-asides, reflecting a deliberate strategy to broaden vendor diversity and enhance community economic resilience while meeting mission requirements. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS categories including 541810 (Advertising Agencies), 721110 (Hotels and Motels), and 561210 (Facilities Support Services), underscoring her expertise in managing hospitality, base infrastructure, and administrative support contracts. She also regularly procures custom computer programming services under 541511, demonstrating technical proficiency in digital systems that support garrison operations. Her domain knowledge spans both traditional facilities management and emerging IT-enabled service delivery models critical to modern military installations.