Tara Q. Maddox, MAJ

MAJ Tara Q. Maddox serves as Assistant Product Manager at W6QK Acc-orlando under the Department of the Army, where she plays a pivotal role in managing the acquisition lifecycle for advanced military training systems and defense technology integration. Her responsibilities include defining capability requirements, coordinating technical evaluations, and overseeing contract execution for live-fire simulation, mission command systems, and aviation/artillery training platforms. She ensures alignment between operational needs and procurement strategy, bridging engineering teams and contractor deliverables to enhance soldier readiness and system interoperability. Maddox routinely handles complex, performance-based acquisitions requiring rapid prototyping, systems integration, and agile development methodologies. She maintains strong working relationships with key contractors including TORCH RESEARCH, LLC, AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, and FIDELITY TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, all of which provide specialized engineering, systems integration, and simulation development services. Her procurement approach emphasizes collaborative partnerships with vendors possessing deep domain expertise in military training environments, often engaging contractors early in the requirements definition phase to foster innovation and reduce acquisition risk. MAJ Maddox demonstrates an unwavering commitment to small business participation, with 100% of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to cultivate a robust ecosystem of innovative small businesses capable of delivering cutting-edge training technologies. Her contracting patterns consistently prioritize small business prime contractors, reinforcing the Army’s broader socioeconomic goals while enhancing competition and agility in the defense technology supply chain. Her technical focus centers on defense training systems, particularly simulation and virtual instrumentation, mission command software, and live-fire range modernization. While NAICS codes are not available, her portfolio clearly aligns with high-demand domains such as advanced modeling and simulation, defense electronics integration, and training system sustainment—areas requiring deep technical proficiency in DoD standards and interoperability frameworks.