Stephanie G Kless

Stephanie G. Kless serves as a Contracting Officer within the W6QK Acc-pica organization under the Department of the Army, where she plays a pivotal role in securing critical defense manufacturing and operational support capabilities essential to military readiness. Her portfolio centers on the acquisition of ammunition production systems, industrial process instrumentation, and facility sustainment services that directly enable force projection and combat system maintenance. Kless manages full and open competitive procurements under FAR and DFARS frameworks, ensuring compliance with national security requirements while delivering timely, mission-critical solutions to Army installations and munitions depots. Kless maintains longstanding contracting relationships with leading defense industrial base partners, including Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, General Dynamics OTS (Wilkes-Barre), LLC, and Pioneering Decisive Solutions Inc. These partnerships reflect a preference for established prime contractors with proven expertise in high-volume ammunition manufacturing, precision ordnance systems, and mission-critical instrumentation. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous technical evaluation, and sustained vendor accountability to ensure reliability across the munitions supply chain. Kless’s procurement activity is exclusively conducted under full and open competition, with no set-asides designated for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. This reflects the mission-critical nature of her acquisitions, where technical maturity, production capacity, and supply chain resilience take precedence over socioeconomic preferences. While small businesses are not formally targeted, she ensures fair competition through transparent solicitation practices and robust vendor outreach. Her primary focus lies in NAICS 332993 (Ammunition, except Small Arms) and 332992 (Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing), with a secondary emphasis on 334513 for industrial process control instruments. She specializes in procuring high-explosive munitions, propellant systems, and automated manufacturing equipment used in secure government arsenals, demonstrating deep domain expertise in ordnance lifecycle management and defense production modernization.