Aundra Rhone-Jones

Aundra Rhone-Jones serves as a Contracting Officer within the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), part of the Department of Defense, where she leads the acquisition of critical geospatial intelligence capabilities to support national security and defense operations. She is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions—from market research and solicitation to contract award and administration—ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and mission-driven outcomes. Her portfolio primarily encompasses technology-driven acquisitions including geospatial data systems, analytical platforms, remote sensing tools, and infrastructure modernization services essential to NGA’s mission of delivering timely, accurate, and actionable intelligence. Rhone-Jones maintains a strong, consistent working relationship with ECS Federal, LLC, a key contractor delivering advanced geospatial analytics and IT modernization solutions. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for long-term, performance-based partnerships with vendors capable of integrating complex data architectures and supporting agile development cycles. She collaborates closely with contractors to ensure technical alignment with NGA’s evolving requirements in imagery analysis, geospatial automation, and cloud-enabled intelligence platforms. Her contracting approach is distinguished by a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside preference, demonstrating an unwavering commitment to socioeconomic goals under FAR Part 19. She consistently prioritizes small business participation across all contract actions, ensuring opportunities for small disadvantaged businesses, HUBZone firms, and other eligible entities to compete for mission-critical work. This pattern underscores her dedication to fostering innovation through diverse vendor ecosystems. While specific NAICS codes are not available, her acquisitions center on geospatial technology, data analytics, software development, and systems integration services supporting defense and intelligence operations. Her domain expertise lies in procuring advanced geospatial infrastructure, sensor data processing tools, and secure cloud-based platforms that enable real-time intelligence delivery to warfighters and decision-makers.