Summer L. McDermott

Summer L. McDermott serves as a key procurement professional within the W2V6 USA Engineering Support Center, supporting the Department of the Army’s mission to sustain military readiness through integrated engineering and technical services. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on facility modernization, infrastructure resilience, and mission-enabling technical solutions across domestic and overseas installations. Her responsibilities include planning, soliciting, awarding, and administering contracts aligned with Army engineering priorities, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and strategic modernization goals. She routinely handles complex, multi-year procurements requiring technical expertise in environmental, engineering, and IT-enabled support services. McDermott maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors specializing in high-demand technical domains, including AMD International Technologies LLC for advanced engineering support, Constellation NewEnergy, Inc. for energy infrastructure solutions, MSL Housekeeping Services LLC for facility operations, Boh Environmental, L.L.C. for environmental compliance, and Hydrogeologic, Inc. for geospatial and hydrological analysis. These partnerships reflect a preference for established vendors with proven technical capabilities in mission-critical environments, often involving long-term performance-based contracts requiring rigorous oversight and compliance. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a balanced approach to socioeconomic participation, with equal portions of awards directed toward total small business set-asides and 8(a) competed contracts, alongside a significant 50% open to all competitors. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster small business growth while maintaining access to specialized technical capacity. She consistently prioritizes small business participation in alignment with FAR 19.5 and 8(a) program objectives, ensuring equitable opportunity without compromising mission requirements. McDermott’s procurement focus centers on NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services) and 541712 (Research and Development in Physical and Engineering Sciences), with strong emphasis on engineering services and specialized technical systems. She regularly acquires services related to facility engineering, environmental remediation, geospatial analysis, and mission-critical instrumentation, demonstrating deep domain expertise in defense infrastructure sustainment and operational readiness support.