Starla A Roberts

Starla A. Roberts serves as a key procurement professional within the W6QK Siad Contracting Office, supporting the Department of the Army’s mission to sustain critical military infrastructure through specialized industrial acquisitions. She manages a portfolio focused on the procurement of maintenance, construction, and equipment services essential to operational readiness, including heavy machinery repair, fluid system installations, electrical network upgrades, and facility-related trades. Her work ensures that military installations maintain functional, safe, and mission-capable environments by securing reliable vendors for high-demand industrial services and materials. Roberts operates within a framework of strategic sourcing aligned with Army logistics priorities, emphasizing timely delivery and technical compliance across complex, mission-critical contracts. Her primary contractor relationships include WESTEX GROUP, INC, GMP MANUFACTURING LLC, LALANDERS LLC, FSR CONSULTING LLC, and MORGAN INGLAND LLC—established vendors with proven capabilities in industrial maintenance, material supply, and facility systems integration. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, non-small business contractors with demonstrated expertise in heavy industrial services, suggesting a focus on technical reliability and scale over socioeconomic preferences. Roberts maintains consistent, long-term vendor engagements, indicating a reliance on proven performers capable of meeting stringent military standards for safety, compliance, and performance. Set-aside usage is minimal, with 91.4% of awards issued without socioeconomic preferences, reflecting a primary emphasis on mission necessity and technical capability over targeted small business initiatives. While small business participation is present at 7.1% under Total Small Business Set-Asides and 1.4% under 8(a) competed awards, her contracting patterns prioritize performance and availability over socioeconomic targeting, aligning with the agency’s infrastructure-sustaining mandate. Roberts’ procurement focus is overwhelmingly centered on NAICS 423930 (Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers), indicating a dominant need for industrial-grade recyclable materials, scrap metal, and bulk commodity supplies critical to maintenance and construction operations. Secondary categories include Industrial Gas Manufacturing and Heavy Gauge Metal Tank Manufacturing, underscoring expertise in procuring specialized industrial inputs for fluid systems, structural components, and facility upgrades. Her technical domain spans heavy industrial supply chains supporting Army installation resilience.