ShaMona Avery

ShaMona Avery serves as a Senior Contract Specialist, overseeing the full lifecycle of federal acquisitions with a sharp focus on workforce development and technical education services. In this role, she ensures compliance with federal procurement regulations while advancing agency mission objectives through strategic contract planning, source selection, and post-award management. Her expertise lies in negotiating complex solicitations under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, particularly those involving training, curriculum development, and non-degree educational services. She plays a pivotal role in translating program needs into enforceable contractual requirements that promote accountability, performance, and value. While specific contractor names are not publicly available, Avery consistently engages with a diverse pool of vendors specializing in postsecondary technical training, including small businesses offering vocational instruction, adult education programs, and workforce readiness solutions. Her procurement approach emphasizes collaborative vendor engagement, transparent evaluation criteria, and performance-based contracting mechanisms to ensure high-quality outcomes. She maintains a vendor ecosystem rooted in responsiveness, compliance, and innovation, fostering long-term partnerships with firms capable of delivering scalable, measurable educational services. Avery demonstrates an unwavering commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with 100% of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to maximize opportunities for small businesses, including those owned by women, veterans, and economically disadvantaged individuals. Her consistent use of full small business set-asides underscores a proactive effort to strengthen community-based training providers and promote equitable access to federal contracting opportunities. Her primary procurement focus is centered on NAICS 611519—Other Technical and Trade Schools—where she acquires services related to non-degree vocational training, apprenticeship coordination, and occupational skill development. She specializes in contracts for hands-on technical instruction, certification preparation, and industry-aligned curriculum design, ensuring alignment with labor market demands and workforce development goals. Her domain expertise lies in the intersection of education policy and federal acquisition, making her a key architect of training programs that bridge skills gaps and support national workforce initiatives.