Cherie J. Gomes

Cherie J. Gomes serves as a Contract Specialist within the W6QK Acc-apg organization under the Department of the Army (W91CRB), where she plays a pivotal role in acquiring advanced sensing, communications, and battlefield data analytics systems critical to modern intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations. She manages the full lifecycle of complex procurements—from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration—ensuring alignment with Army modernization priorities in aeronautical instrumentation and RF platform development. Her acquisitions typically involve high-technical-demand systems requiring rigorous compliance with defense standards and rapid fielding timelines. Gomes cultivates partnerships with a broad spectrum of defense contractors specializing in electronic instrumentation, RF systems, and tactical data hardware. While no single vendor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with firms possessing deep expertise in aeronautical navigation systems, signal processing, and ruggedized electronic components. Her working relationships are characterized by a focus on technical capability, past performance, and adherence to defense supply chain security protocols, fostering collaborative engagements with both established defense primes and agile niche suppliers. Her contracting approach reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 93.3% of her awards issued without set-aside restrictions. Nevertheless, she actively supports small business participation, with approximately 6.7% of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured but intentional commitment to expanding opportunities for qualified small businesses in the defense technology sector. Gomes’ procurement focus is heavily concentrated in NAICS 334511, reflecting her specialization in the development and acquisition of aeronautical and navigation instrumentation systems. She also regularly procures related electronic components through NAICS 423690 and hardware systems under 332510, underscoring her technical domain expertise in battlefield sensor integration, signal measurement devices, and mission-critical electronic subsystems essential to modernized tactical networks.