Jorja Chesnut

Jorja Chesnut serves as a key procurement specialist within the FA8524 unit of the Department of the Air Force, responsible for managing acquisitions critical to the sustainment and modernization of airborne avionics, navigation, and flight control systems. She plays a central role in ensuring operational readiness of Air Force aircraft by overseeing the procurement of specialized auxiliary equipment, including radar integration components, communication suites, and auxiliary power units. Her acquisitions are mission-critical, supporting the maintenance and upgrade of complex electronic subsystems across tactical and strategic platforms. She works closely with engineering and logistics teams to align contracting timelines with fleet readiness requirements and technical specifications. While specific contractor names are not publicly disclosed, Chesnut maintains a consistent working relationship with Tier 1 aerospace and defense manufacturers specializing in military-grade avionics and aircraft subsystems. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical compliance, performance-based contracting, and lifecycle support agreements, ensuring vendors deliver not only hardware but also integrated maintenance, test equipment, and technical data packages. She favors established suppliers with proven track records in DoD compliance, configuration control, and MIL-STD certification. Chesnut’s contracting portfolio reflects a 100% non-set-aside preference, indicating a focus on full and open competition. This pattern suggests an emphasis on technical capability and industrial base readiness over socioeconomic set-asides, with awards typically going to firms demonstrating the highest technical merit and production capacity rather than small business designation. Her approach prioritizes mission-critical performance over socioeconomic metrics. Her primary procurement focus is under NAICS 336413—Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing—reflecting deep expertise in procuring non-airframe aerospace components such as flight control actuators, power distribution units, and mission computer interfaces. She specializes in high-reliability electronic systems requiring stringent environmental and electromagnetic compatibility standards, working closely with suppliers who meet AS9100 and ITAR requirements.