Suzanne Doestsch

Suzanne Doetsch serves as a Contracting Officer at W4GG Hq US Army Tacom, where she plays a critical role in managing the lifecycle acquisition and sustainment of ground combat and support vehicle systems for the Department of Defense. She oversees complex procurement actions for advanced military platforms, including armored vehicles, tactical wheeled systems, and associated ordnance components, ensuring alignment with modernization goals and operational readiness requirements. Her portfolio emphasizes integrated engineering, logistics, and technology modernization initiatives, with a focus on survivability, mobility, and power efficiency enhancements for armored fleets. Doetsch manages full-spectrum contract types, from firm-fixed-price to cost-reimbursement arrangements, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and defense-specific acquisition policies. She maintains enduring relationships with key defense industrial base partners including Schutt Industries, VAREC NV, ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC., A&M AEROSTRUCTURES, INC., and BOWHEAD AVIONICS MANUFACTURING, LLC. These vendors provide specialized capabilities in armored vehicle fabrication, avionics integration, and mission-critical component manufacturing. Doetsch’s contracting approach reflects a preference for established Tier 1 and Tier 2 defense contractors with proven track records in military vehicle systems, emphasizing technical maturity, quality assurance, and supply chain resilience. Doetsch’s procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on accessing the broadest possible industrial base for high-technical, mission-critical systems, rather than socioeconomic set-asides. While small business participation is not formally prioritized through set-aside mechanisms, she ensures competitive fairness and transparency across all solicitation processes. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334515 (instrument manufacturing for electrical signal measurement) and 336992 (military armored vehicle and tank component manufacturing), indicating deep expertise in electro-optical sensor integration, vehicle electronics, and armored chassis systems. She consistently procures advanced subsystems for command and control, survivability enhancement, and power distribution systems critical to next-generation ground mobility platforms.