Paul Gonia

Paul Gonia serves as a key procurement lead at NASA Ames Research Center, supporting the agency’s mission to advance aerospace innovation through strategic acquisitions of critical support services. Though his official title is not publicly listed, his procurement activities are central to sustaining operational readiness at the center, particularly in securing security and protective services essential to safeguarding sensitive research facilities, test ranges, and mission-critical infrastructure. He manages a portfolio of contracts aligned with physical security, access control, and perimeter surveillance, ensuring compliance with federal security standards while enabling uninterrupted scientific and engineering operations. Gonia maintains a consistent working relationship with Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, a primary contractor providing comprehensive security and patrol services across NASA Ames facilities. His procurement pattern reflects a long-term, performance-based contracting approach, emphasizing contractor reliability, personnel vetting, and adherence to NASA’s stringent safety and security protocols. Vendor partnerships are characterized by sustained engagement, with repeat awards indicating high satisfaction with service delivery and operational integration. His contracting activity shows a 100% focus on non-set-aside procurements, indicating a preference for open competition based on technical merit and operational capability rather than socioeconomic designation. This reflects a mission-driven prioritization of capability over socioeconomic categorization, though it does not preclude small business participation where competitive and qualified. The sole NAICS classification dominating his portfolio is 561612 (Security Guards and Patrol Services), underscoring his specialization in physical security contracting for high-security federal research environments. He procures services including armed and unarmed patrols, access control systems management, emergency response coordination, and surveillance system monitoring—critical enablers for protecting NASA’s advanced aerospace technologies and classified research assets. His expertise lies at the intersection of federal security policy and mission-critical infrastructure protection.