Dana L Herndon

Dana L. Herndon serves as a key procurement professional responsible for managing complex acquisitions within the aerospace and defense sector, with a singular focus on aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing. Her work supports critical national defense and aviation infrastructure needs by ensuring timely, compliant, and technically sound contract awards for high-performance propulsion systems. She oversees the full lifecycle of procurement actions—from market research and solicitation development to contract execution and performance monitoring—ensuring alignment with federal acquisition regulations and operational readiness requirements. Herndon’s contracting activity is exclusively directed toward the aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing sector, indicating deep technical expertise in turbine systems, propulsion components, and precision-engineered aerospace hardware. She engages with a narrow but highly specialized base of industrial suppliers, including Tier 1 defense contractors and niche manufacturers capable of meeting stringent military and FAA certification standards. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical compliance, supply chain resilience, and mission-critical performance criteria over broad vendor diversity. Herndon’s contracting portfolio reflects a 100% preference for non-set-aside awards, indicating a focus on large-scale, technically demanding requirements that typically necessitate established industrial base capabilities with proven quality control systems and production scale. This pattern suggests she prioritizes mission-critical performance and supply chain continuity over socioeconomic set-asides, consistent with the specialized nature of propulsion system acquisitions. Her domain expertise centers on NAICS 336412, encompassing the procurement of turbofan and turboprop engines, engine control units, fuel injection systems, and other mission-critical propulsion components. She possesses advanced knowledge of aerospace manufacturing standards, including AS9100 and ITAR compliance, and works closely with engineering and logistics teams to ensure contractual deliverables meet rigorous airworthiness and durability requirements.