Rejina M. Sharkey

Rejina M. Sharkey serves as a Contract Specialist within the FA8823 Sustainment MCPNT SSC/PKL under the Department of the Air Force, where she plays a pivotal role in managing complex acquisitions to sustain and modernize critical aerospace and space-based defense systems. Her responsibilities include planning, soliciting, awarding, and administering contracts for research, development, and engineering services essential to the operational readiness of guided missile systems, satellite communications, and global positioning infrastructure. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement actions with the agency’s strategic priorities in space and missile sustainment. Rejina collaborates with a broad spectrum of defense contractors specializing in advanced engineering and R&D, fostering partnerships with firms capable of delivering high-technical-capability solutions under stringent national security requirements. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with vendors possessing deep expertise in aerospace systems integration, signal processing, and space vehicle sustainment. Her working relationships are characterized by a focus on technical proficiency, past performance, and mission-critical delivery timelines. Rejina’s contracting activity reflects a strong preference for unrestricted competition, with 100% of her acquisitions classified as “No Set-Aside.” This indicates a procurement strategy prioritizing technical capability and mission necessity over socioeconomic set-asides, though she remains compliant with all small business participation goals as required by law. Her approach emphasizes open competition to ensure the highest quality solutions for mission-critical defense systems. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541712 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences), accounting for 75% of her activity, and NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), representing 25%. She routinely acquires advanced engineering services for satellite system sustainment, navigation technology upgrades, and command and control infrastructure modernization, demonstrating deep domain expertise in aerospace systems engineering and space domain awareness.