Jonelle Walers

Jonelle Walters serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance ordnance systems, explosives, and precision instrumentation for naval warfare. She manages complex acquisitions spanning research, development, testing, and sustainment of critical weapon system components, with a focus on engineering services, specialized manufacturing, and advanced detection technologies. Her work ensures the reliability and modernization of naval ordnance capabilities through strategic contract execution aligned with DoD acquisition regulations and lifecycle support requirements. Walters maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of specialized contractors, including TOTAL CONCEPTS OF DESIGN INC, Boh Environmental, L.L.C., CHUCKING MACHINE PRODUCTS, INC., CANADIAN COMMERCIAL CORP, and DEVAL LIFE CYCLE SUPPORT LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with deep technical expertise in ordnance manufacturing, environmental compliance for hazardous materials, precision machining, and lifecycle support for defense systems. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, technical validation, and performance-based outcomes over transactional procurement. Her procurement portfolio is predominantly open competition, with 75% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions, reflecting the specialized nature of the requirements. However, she consistently allocates 25% of opportunities to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to fostering innovation and capacity within the small business industrial base. Walters’ primary NAICS focus areas include 332994 (Small Arms and Ordnance Manufacturing), 334290 (Other Communications Equipment), 334511 (Search and Navigation Systems), and 541712 (Research and Development in Physical and Engineering Sciences), each representing 25% of her portfolio. She procures advanced ordnance components, ruggedized communications hardware, guidance and control instrumentation, and applied engineering R&D services, underscoring her technical proficiency in defense systems integration and mission-critical technology development.