Charlotte Montoya

Charlotte Montoya serves as a key procurement professional within U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), responsible for managing high-priority acquisitions of mission-critical communications and electronic systems. She supports USSOCOM’s strategic imperative to equip special operations forces with cutting-edge technology that ensures tactical superiority in complex, low-visibility environments. Her portfolio centers on the acquisition of advanced radio and wireless communications equipment, secure navigation systems, and embedded software solutions tailored for special operations use cases. Montoya works closely with technical stakeholders to translate operational requirements into solicitation language that ensures performance, interoperability, and rapid fielding under austere conditions. Her primary contractor relationships are anchored with SHAVER FOODS LLC, a vendor with deep expertise in delivering specialized logistics and support infrastructure aligned with USSOCOM’s forward-deployed operations. While this partnership is dominant, Montoya engages a narrow but highly specialized supplier base focused on defense-grade hardware and embedded systems integration. Her contracting approach emphasizes proven capability over broad competition, prioritizing vendors with demonstrated experience in military-grade RF systems, signal encryption, and ruggedized communications platforms. Montoya’s procurement activity reflects a strict preference for full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This underscores a mission-driven focus on technical readiness and rapid acquisition cycles, where socioeconomic set-asides are not prioritized in favor of ensuring immediate access to Tier-1 defense contractors with certified DoD compliance and secure supply chains. Her technical focus lies predominantly in NAICS 334220 (radio and wireless communications equipment manufacturing) and 334290 (other communications equipment), with supplementary activity in software publishing for tactical applications. She routinely procures secure transceivers, satellite-enabled navigation modules, and mission-specific firmware that enables real-time situational awareness and networked command and control for special operations units operating in denied or contested environments.