Timothy R. Batko

Timothy Batko serves as a key procurement professional within the W6QK Acc-pica office of the Department of the Army, overseeing the acquisition of critical defense manufacturing and operational support systems essential to military readiness. His responsibilities include managing complex contracts for ordnance production, facility services, and logistics infrastructure, ensuring alignment with the Army’s strategic goals of modernizing ammunition capabilities and sustaining combat-ready forces. Batko specializes in high-stakes, technically demanding acquisitions that support the lifecycle management of munitions systems and specialized fabricated metal components, often requiring stringent compliance with defense specifications and supply chain resilience standards. He maintains consistent working relationships with leading defense contractors including Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, General Dynamics OTS (Wilkes-Barre), LLC, and Pioneering Decisive Solutions Inc., partnering with firms possessing advanced manufacturing capabilities in ordnance and precision metal fabrication. His contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, technical vetting, and performance-based outcomes, fostering reliable supply chains for mission-critical components used in frontline military operations. Batko demonstrates a strong institutional commitment to small business participation, with 75% of his acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. He routinely awards contracts to small, qualified manufacturers, prioritizing socioeconomic programs that enhance diversity in the defense industrial base. His contracting patterns reflect a deliberate strategy to cultivate emerging small business capabilities while ensuring compliance with federal socioeconomic objectives. His technical focus centers on NAICS 332994 (Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing) and 332999 (All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing), indicating deep expertise in procuring specialized munitions components, precision-fabricated metal assemblies, and support hardware for combat systems. Batko’s work directly enables the Army’s ability to maintain, repair, and modernize its munitions supply chain through technically rigorous and strategically aligned acquisitions.