Thomas Kelley

Thomas Kelley serves as a key procurement lead within the W6QK Acc-orlando office of the Department of the Army, overseeing the acquisition of advanced engineering services critical to modernizing military training systems. He is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of contracts supporting live-fire simulation, mission command systems, aviation training platforms, and artillery modernization initiatives. His work directly enables the agency’s mission to enhance operational readiness through cutting-edge defense technology integration, with a consistent focus on engineering solutions that bridge research, development, and field deployment. Kelley’s acquisitions are exclusively scoped under engineering services, ensuring technical rigor and compliance with DoD standards for defense innovation. He maintains sustained partnerships with leading defense engineering firms including TORCH RESEARCH, LLC, AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, and FIDELITY TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION. These relationships are characterized by long-term, performance-based contract structures that emphasize systems integration, rapid prototyping, and agile development of training infrastructure. Kelley consistently engages these vendors in complex, technical solicitations requiring specialized expertise in simulation modeling, command and control architectures, and live-virtual-constructive (LVC) training environments. All of Kelley’s acquisitions are fully set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5, reflecting an unwavering commitment to socioeconomic contracting and broad-based industry participation. He prioritizes small business capabilities across all phases of procurement, ensuring that innovative defense engineering firms—regardless of size—have equitable access to mission-critical opportunities. This approach fosters a resilient supplier base aligned with Army modernization goals. His procurement portfolio is entirely focused on NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), encompassing systems engineering, technical analysis, modeling and simulation, and integration of next-generation training technologies. Kelley specializes in procuring services that support the design, testing, and fielding of advanced military training systems, with deep domain expertise in aviation, artillery, and mission command modernization.