Victoria R. (Bocchino) Rivano

Victoria R. (Bocchino) Rivano serves as a Contract Specialist within the W6QK Acc-pica organization under the Department of the Army, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions that sustain combat readiness and force projection. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle management of complex defense contracts, including solicitation, evaluation, negotiation, and award of procurements for advanced manufacturing, logistics support systems, and installation infrastructure services. She specializes in technical acquisitions supporting ammunition production, electronic instrumentation, and fiber optic systems, ensuring alignment with Army modernization priorities and regulatory compliance under the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Victoria maintains established working relationships with key defense contractors including Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, General Dynamics OTS (Wilkes-Barre), LLC, and The Lockwood Group LLC, among others. These partnerships are characterized by long-term, performance-based contract structures that emphasize technical precision, supply chain resilience, and mission-critical delivery timelines. Her procurement approach prioritizes vendor reliability, quality assurance, and compliance with defense industrial base standards, fostering collaborative relationships with prime contractors capable of delivering high-assurance systems under stringent military specifications. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 85.7% of awards issued without set-asides, indicating a focus on capability-driven sourcing over socioeconomic preferences. However, she consistently allocates 14.3% of awards to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured commitment to small business participation where market conditions permit. Victoria’s primary technical focus lies in NAICS 334515 (instrument manufacturing for electrical testing), 332993 (ammunition manufacturing), and 335921 (fiber optic cable manufacturing), reflecting deep expertise in defense electronics, munitions production, and tactical communications infrastructure. She routinely procures specialized fabricated metal products and graphic design services supporting operational documentation, underscoring her cross-domain proficiency in both high-tech manufacturing and mission-enabling support services.