Susan Sowa

Susan Sowa serves as a Contracting Officer for the W6QK Acc-apg Director under the Department of the Army, where she manages the acquisition of mission-critical industrial maintenance systems, analytical instrumentation, and technical services essential to sustaining Army laboratory and field-based scientific operations. Her portfolio focuses on ensuring precision measurement capabilities, preventive maintenance protocols, and calibration standards for defense-critical infrastructure. She oversees full and open competitions as well as small business set-asides, ensuring compliance with FAR and DFARS requirements while aligning procurements with the agency’s operational readiness goals. Sowa maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including EXACT MACHINE SERVICE, INC., MARS LABS LLC, KODEX, INC., and CLEAR ARMOR, LLC, who provide specialized engineering support, precision instrument repair, technical training, and protective system integration. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in technical proficiency, quality assurance, and timely delivery of mission-essential equipment and services, often requiring compliance with military specifications and calibration standards such as MIL-STD-45662. While the majority of her acquisitions (72.7%) are conducted as full and open competitions, she actively supports small business participation through Total Small Business Set-Asides (27.3%), prioritizing firms capable of delivering specialized technical services under FAR 19.5. Her socioeconomic contracting patterns reflect a balanced commitment to broad market competition and targeted opportunities for qualified small businesses without reliance on 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB-specific set-asides. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 334519 (Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing), 332311 (Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing), 334290 (Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing), 611430 (Professional and Management Development Training), and 921190 (Other General Government Support). She procures calibrated sensors, industrial maintenance systems, technical training programs, and facility infrastructure components that directly support Army scientific and operational missions, demonstrating deep expertise in defense-related technical procurement.