R. l. Thomas-Clayborne

Rodneyta Thomas-Clayborne serves as a Contract Specialist within the W00Y Contracting Office under the Department of the Army, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions that support global defense operations. She manages the full lifecycle of professional and technical service contracts, with a primary focus on information technology, systems integration, and mission-enabling services essential to command, control, and communications infrastructure. Her work directly enables deployed forces through the procurement of software development, IT facilities management, and strategic consulting services, ensuring alignment with Army modernization priorities and operational readiness requirements. Thomas-Clayborne collaborates with a diverse range of contractors, including large defense IT integrators and specialized service providers delivering computer systems design, facility management, and administrative consulting. While no single vendor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages firms with proven expertise in secure, scalable IT solutions and mission-critical systems support. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, clear statement of work development, and rigorous contract administration to ensure compliance with DoD standards and operational timelines. Her procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, reflecting a strategic emphasis on open competition to secure the highest-quality technical capabilities required for complex military missions. This approach underscores a commitment to merit-based selection over socioeconomic set-asides, prioritizing capability and readiness over certification-based preferences. Despite the absence of set-asides, she maintains rigorous evaluation criteria to ensure fair and transparent competition among all qualified vendors. Her primary NAICS focus lies in Computer Systems Design Services (541512), with significant activity in Computer Facilities Management Services (541513) and Administrative Management Consulting (541611), alongside notable engagement in legal services (541199) for contract compliance and regulatory support. She specializes in procuring secure, interoperable IT systems, cloud-enabled infrastructure, and mission-specific software solutions that support intelligence, language, and cultural operations in theater environments.