Gerema Randall

Gerema Randall serves as a Contracting Officer within the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Propulsion Directorate (FA8650), responsible for managing complex research and development acquisitions critical to U.S. air and space dominance. She oversees the procurement of advanced propulsion systems, hypersonic technologies, and high-performance functional materials, ensuring alignment with national defense priorities and technical innovation timelines. Her portfolio encompasses early-stage R&D contracts, prototyping efforts, and technology transition initiatives under non-commercial, cost-reimbursement and fixed-price incentive structures, supporting the agency’s mission to accelerate next-generation aerospace capabilities. Randall maintains strategic relationships with industry leaders including UES INC, General Electric Company, DCS Corporation, Spirit Aerosystems Inc., and Advanced Thermoplastic Composites LLC, engaging them in long-term, mission-critical partnerships centered on propulsion system development, flight control integration, and advanced material characterization. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and collaborative risk-sharing, fostering deep engagement with vendors possessing specialized expertise in aerospace propulsion, computational fluid dynamics, and high-temperature materials systems. Randall’s acquisition portfolio reflects a 100% no set-aside preference, indicating a focus on full and open competition to ensure access to the highest-capability industrial base for mission-critical technologies. While small business participation is not mandated through socioeconomic set-asides, her contracts often incorporate subcontracting opportunities that enable small firms to contribute specialized technical capabilities under prime contractor teams. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541712—Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences—where she specializes in acquiring advanced propulsion architectures, adaptive control algorithms, and novel composite materials for extreme-environment applications. Her expertise lies in structuring contracts that support fundamental research, laboratory validation, and flight-relevant testing, ensuring seamless integration of emerging technologies into future air and space platforms.