Rhonda Link

Rhonda Link supports the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division in managing critical acquisitions for advanced naval aviation systems, ensuring the integration of next-generation avionics, electronic warfare suites, and mission-critical aircraft subsystems. Though her official title is not publicly listed, her procurement activities are central to sustaining and modernizing the Navy’s airborne platforms, with a focus on technical domains requiring rigorous testing and certification. She oversees complex contract vehicles for research, development, test, and evaluation services, as well as sustainment efforts for legacy and emerging air systems, aligning acquisitions with the Division’s mission of maintaining air superiority and operational readiness across the fleet. Her primary contractor relationships include SABRE SYSTEMS, LLC, THE BOEING COMPANY, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, INC., and ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC.—all established defense technology providers with deep expertise in airborne systems integration, signal processing, and mission systems engineering. These partnerships reflect a preference for proven, high-capacity industry partners capable of delivering technically complex, defense-grade solutions under stringent performance and security standards. Her contracting patterns suggest a reliance on long-standing, mission-critical vendor relationships with a focus on technical excellence over frequent vendor rotation. Rhonda Link’s procurement portfolio shows a 100% preference for full and open competition, with no set-asides designated for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic categories. This indicates a strategic focus on mission-critical capability delivery over socioeconomic contracting goals, consistent with the technical complexity and national security sensitivity of the systems acquired. Her primary NAICS code, 481219 (Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation), is used broadly to encompass specialized aviation systems integration and support services—not traditional air transport. This reflects her technical focus on airborne sensor suites, communications networks, navigation systems, and electronic warfare equipment procurement, underscoring deep domain expertise in defense aviation technology acquisition.