Shameka Schley

Shameka Schley serves as a key procurement professional within the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center under the Department of the Air Force, supporting the acquisition of advanced aerospace and defense systems critical to national security. Her work centers on the planning, solicitation, and award of contracts for mission-critical aeronautical systems, including command and control infrastructure, avionics modernization, and secure communication platforms. She operates within a high-stakes technical environment where precision, compliance, and rapid delivery are essential to maintaining air domain superiority. Her acquisitions are predominantly technical in nature, requiring deep domain knowledge of defense-grade hardware and integrated electronic systems. Schley’s contracting patterns reflect a focus on established defense primes and specialized Tier-1 aerospace manufacturers with proven track records in delivering complex, high-reliability systems. While specific vendor names are not publicly disclosed due to data limitations, her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, technical evaluation, and risk mitigation through rigorous source selection. She engages with vendors capable of meeting stringent MIL-STD and DoD cybersecurity requirements, fostering long-term partnerships grounded in technical excellence and supply chain resilience. Her contracting activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven prioritization of technical capability and schedule certainty over socioeconomic preferences, consistent with the Air Force’s need for rapid fielding of advanced capabilities. While small business participation is not formally targeted, she remains compliant with all applicable regulations and may engage small businesses as subcontractors within prime contractor teams. Schley’s primary procurement focus is on NAICS 334511—manufacturing of search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical systems and instruments. She routinely acquires radar systems, flight control computers, electronic warfare suites, and secure data links, requiring expertise in systems engineering, interoperability standards, and lifecycle sustainment. Her technical domain expertise spans avionics integration, embedded systems, and aerospace electronics, making her a vital link between operational requirements and industrial capability.