Stephanie F. Boles

Stephanie F. Boles serves as a Contract Specialist within the W6QK Acc-rsa under the Department of the Army, where she plays a pivotal role in securing mission-critical aerospace systems that sustain and modernize the Army’s aerial and missile defense capabilities. She manages the full lifecycle of complex acquisitions for aircraft components, avionics, propulsion systems, and sensor technologies supporting platforms such as the UH-60 Black Hawk and AH-64 Apache. Her work directly enables operational readiness by ensuring timely delivery of high-integrity, defense-grade equipment aligned with Army modernization priorities. Boles specializes in negotiated procurements under FAR Part 15, often handling sole-source and competitive contracts for technically sophisticated aerospace hardware and support services. Her primary contractor relationships are with Lockheed Martin Corporation and Alaska Aerospace Corp, reflecting a focus on established defense primes with deep expertise in aerospace systems integration and flight-critical component manufacturing. Boles maintains consistent, performance-driven partnerships with these vendors, leveraging their technical capabilities to meet stringent military specifications and rapid deployment timelines. These relationships are built on long-term contract execution, technical collaboration, and adherence to defense quality standards such as AS9100 and MIL-STD requirements. While the majority of her acquisitions—83.3%—are conducted without set-asides, she consistently allocates 16.7% of her portfolio to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to expanding small business participation in high-technology defense procurement. Her socioeconomic contracting approach prioritizes qualified small businesses capable of meeting complex aerospace manufacturing requirements, ensuring a balanced supplier base without compromising mission readiness. Boles’ procurement focus is exclusively within NAICS 336413—Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing—reflecting her deep specialization in the design, testing, and integration of non-airframe aerospace components. She procures mission-critical items including flight control systems, radar interfaces, missile guidance modules, and auxiliary power units, requiring rigorous compliance with defense technical data packages and supply chain traceability standards. Her domain expertise centers on sustaining and upgrading the Army’s rotary- and fixed-wing aerial defense platforms through precision-engineered component acquisition.