Rhonda Wynn-Green

Rhonda Wynn-Green serves as a Contract Negotiator within the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Propulsion Directorate (FA8650), where she plays a pivotal role in securing advanced aerospace technologies critical to U.S. air and space dominance. She specializes in negotiating complex, high-stakes contracts for next-generation propulsion systems, hypersonic flight components, and mission-critical materials research. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to accelerate the transition of fundamental science into operational capabilities, ensuring timely delivery of cutting-edge propulsion technologies through rigorous acquisition planning and contract execution. She handles primarily research and development, engineering services, and prototype development acquisitions under cost-reimbursement and time-and-materials contract types. Wynn-Green maintains long-standing, high-trust relationships with industry leaders including UES INC, General Electric Company, DCS Corporation, Spirit Aerosystems Inc, and Advanced Thermoplastic Composites LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on deep technical expertise in propulsion systems, adaptive flight controls, and advanced composite materials. Her negotiation approach emphasizes collaborative problem-solving, technical risk mitigation, and performance-based outcomes, fostering innovation while ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations. She consistently engages with prime contractors possessing mature engineering capabilities and proven track records in defense aerospace development. Wynn-Green’s contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides. This indicates a strategic emphasis on technical merit and industrial capacity over socioeconomic categorization, aligning with the high-performance, mission-critical nature of propulsion research. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her award patterns, she remains compliant with all federal small business goals and may engage small firms as subcontractors within prime contractor teams. Her procurement focus centers on advanced aerospace engineering, including propulsion system integration, hypersonic vehicle development, and high-temperature functional materials. She routinely procures services related to computational fluid dynamics, materials characterization, turbine and scramjet component fabrication, and flight-test support, demonstrating deep familiarity with technical domains critical to next-generation air superiority platforms.