Ramona Delamarter - Contracting Officer

Ramona Delamarter serves as a Contracting Officer within the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), where she plays a pivotal role in securing mission-critical technologies that enable elite special operations forces to maintain tactical superiority. She manages the acquisition of advanced aerospace systems and auxiliary equipment essential for airborne and special mission platforms, ensuring compliance with stringent performance, security, and interoperability standards. Her portfolio centers on high-integrity procurement processes aligned with USSOCOM’s strategic imperatives in rapid deployment, stealth operations, and next-generation avionics integration. Delamarter maintains a consistent contracting relationship with Shaver Foods LLC, a Fayetteville-based vendor specializing in the manufacture and integration of specialized aircraft components and auxiliary equipment. Her procurement approach reflects a preference for established industrial partners with proven capabilities in defense-grade manufacturing, often engaging vendors with deep expertise in military-spec materials, modular avionics, and ruggedized subsystems. These partnerships are characterized by long-term contract performance, rigorous quality assurance protocols, and close collaboration on technical specification refinement. Her contracting activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects USSOCOM’s operational urgency and the specialized nature of the technical requirements, which often necessitate niche capabilities not broadly available among small or socioeconomically disadvantaged businesses. Her approach prioritizes mission readiness over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with the command’s non-negotiable standards for performance and security. Delamarter’s primary focus lies in NAICS 336413—Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing—procuring components such as mission-specific sensor mounts, secure communication housings, navigation interface units, and survivability-enhancing airframe modifications. Her expertise spans the integration of classified and commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) technologies into special operations aircraft platforms, requiring deep familiarity with DoD aerospace specifications, ITAR compliance, and defense supply chain security protocols.