Kenneth Sherman

Kenneth D. Sherman serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, where he plays a critical role in executing complex acquisitions for advanced naval aviation systems. Responsible for managing the full lifecycle of contract actions—from solicitation and evaluation to award and administration—he supports the agency’s mission to develop, test, and sustain cutting-edge airborne sensor suites, electronic warfare systems, and mission-critical avionics. His portfolio primarily encompasses high-technology procurements for next-generation aircraft subsystems, including navigation, guidance, and communications equipment, ensuring operational readiness across the fleet through compliant, efficient contracting practices. Sherman maintains longstanding relationships with key industry partners including SABRE SYSTEMS, LLC, THE BOEING COMPANY, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, INC., and ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC. These partnerships reflect a focus on prime contractors with deep expertise in aerospace engineering, systems integration, and defense electronics. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical rigor, and risk mitigation, often involving complex requirements for classified or controlled technical data under FAR and DFARS frameworks. His set-aside preferences are overwhelmingly non-set-aside, with only 1.7% of awards designated for total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, indicating a procurement strategy centered on large, technically capable primes with proven capability in high-stakes defense environments. While small business participation is minimal, his contracting patterns align with the agency’s operational imperatives for rapid capability delivery and system integration at scale. Sherman’s procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 334511 (aeronautical and navigation systems manufacturing), followed by 336413 (aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment). He regularly acquires specialized hardware and software for radar systems, electronic countermeasures, flight control interfaces, and mission computer architectures, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with airborne system integration, avionics modernization, and sustainment of legacy platforms within the naval aviation domain.