Donna McDonald

Donna McDonald serves as a key procurement professional within the FA2823 AFTC PZIO, supporting the Department of the Air Force’s mission to advance airborne and ground-based sensing, communication, and test instrumentation systems. She manages complex acquisitions for high-precision avionics, electronic warfare, radar, and signal intelligence platforms, ensuring the integration of cutting-edge measurement and control technologies critical to aerospace test and evaluation readiness. Her portfolio emphasizes technical systems that enhance electromagnetic compatibility, data acquisition, and mission-critical instrumentation, aligning with the agency’s strategic modernization goals for test infrastructure and operational capability. McDonald maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including TOM HAMMONDS ENTERPRISES, LLC, STREET LEGAL INDUSTRIES, INC, SPEEGLE CONSTRUCTION, INC, DETECT INC, and THE CONTROLS COMPANY, LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on niche engineering services, ruggedized instrumentation, and mission-specific support infrastructure. Her contracting patterns indicate a preference for established vendors with proven expertise in aerospace test environments, often engaging firms capable of delivering custom hardware, embedded systems, and field-deployable test solutions under tight technical and schedule constraints. Her procurement approach is overwhelmingly non-set-aside, with 87.8% of awards issued under full and open competition, reflecting the specialized and mission-critical nature of the requirements. However, she consistently allocates 12.2% of opportunities to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured commitment to small business participation without compromising technical fidelity. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 334511 for aeronautical system and instrument manufacturing, 334515 for test and measurement instrumentation, 541512 for computer systems design, and 488190 for air transportation support services. These reflect deep technical expertise in procuring advanced avionics, signal processing hardware, and integrated testbed systems essential to maintaining air dominance through rigorous evaluation and validation of next-generation sensor platforms.