Tara Hammrich

Tara R. Hammrich serves as a Contracting Officer for the W6QK Acc-rsa under the Department of the Army, where she plays a pivotal role in acquiring mission-critical aerospace and missile defense systems that sustain and modernize the Army’s aerial combat capabilities. She manages the full lifecycle of complex procurements for platforms including the UH-60 Black Hawk and AH-64 Apache, with a focus on avionics, propulsion, sensor integration, and guided missile technologies. Her acquisitions support the Army’s strategic imperative to maintain technological superiority in air and missile defense, ensuring operational readiness through timely, compliant, and technically sound contract actions. While specific contractor names are not publicly available, Hammrich routinely engages with prime contractors and specialized subcontractors in aerospace manufacturing, defense engineering, and systems integration. Her procurement patterns reflect deep collaboration with firms possessing ITAR compliance, DOD clearance, and advanced manufacturing certifications. She fosters long-term vendor partnerships grounded in technical rigor, performance accountability, and adherence to FAR and DFARS requirements, ensuring alignment with Army modernization timelines and system interoperability standards. Hammrich’s contracting portfolio reflects a 100% preference for non-set-aside acquisitions, indicating a strategic focus on full and open competition to secure the highest technical capability and operational performance. This approach prioritizes mission effectiveness over socioeconomic set-asides, though she remains compliant with all federal small business participation requirements. Her pattern suggests a deliberate alignment with programmatic urgency and system criticality, where specialized expertise and proven performance outweigh socioeconomic targeting. Her primary NAICS focus spans guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing (336414 and 336415), engineering services (541330), and technical training (611519), underscoring her expertise in procuring not only hardware but also the advanced engineering support and specialized workforce development essential to sustaining complex defense systems. She consistently sources high-integrity components, propulsion systems, and mission-critical training solutions to ensure the Army’s aerial platforms remain lethal, reliable, and future-ready.