Ms. Shana Plummer, PM

Ms. Shana Plummer, Project Manager, plays a pivotal role within the FA8814 Space Development Testing Planning Packet, advancing the Department of the Air Force’s mission to accelerate the development and operational testing of next-generation space systems. She oversees the end-to-end acquisition lifecycle for high-priority space platforms, including multi-mission orbital architectures, advanced propulsion systems, and resilient sensor payloads designed for tactical space superiority and multi-domain deterrence. Her procurement activities center on complex, technology-driven contracts that bridge rapid prototyping, developmental testing, and transition to operational capability, ensuring alignment with the National Defense Space Architecture’s strategic objectives. Ms. Plummer collaborates with a broad spectrum of defense aerospace primes and specialized systems integrators engaged in space domain innovation. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages firms with proven expertise in guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing, including those capable of rapid iteration, modular payload integration, and on-orbit autonomy. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical agility, performance-based outcomes, and iterative risk mitigation, fostering partnerships with vendors capable of meeting stringent space environment requirements and tight developmental timelines. Ms. Plummer’s contracting activity is entirely non-set-aside, reflecting the mission-critical and highly technical nature of the systems she procures. This 100% open competition model underscores the need for specialized capabilities that currently reside primarily within large, established aerospace contractors with deep spaceflight heritage and security clearances. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her portfolio, she remains aligned with DoD-wide initiatives to foster innovation through subcontracting and tiered supplier development where technically feasible. Her procurement focus is exclusively under NAICS 336414—Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing—reflecting deep expertise in spacecraft bus design, space-rated avionics, propulsion subsystems, and on-orbit servicing technologies. She routinely acquires advanced space systems requiring radiation-hardened components, low-SWaP payloads, and secure communications architectures, ensuring the U.S. maintains dominance in contested and congested space environments.