Sharon F. Leathery

Sharon F. Leathery serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Medical Logistics Command (N62645), where she plays a pivotal role in securing critical medical logistics capabilities for U.S. Navy and Marine Corps forces worldwide. Responsible for the full lifecycle procurement of high-priority medical systems, she manages complex acquisitions for research and development, custom software, and diagnostic equipment essential to combat casualty care and point-of-care diagnostics. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to maintain a resilient, globally responsive medical supply chain, ensuring warfighters have access to cutting-edge clinical tools under austere conditions. Leathery specializes in sole-source and competitive acquisitions under FAR and DFARS guidelines, often navigating technical requirements for FDA-regulated and military-specification medical devices. Leathery collaborates with a diverse range of contractors, including defense prime contractors, engineering firms, and specialized technology vendors with expertise in biomedical systems and military-grade software development. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, her procurement patterns reflect consistent engagement with firms possessing DoD clearance, ISO 13485 certification, and experience in rapid prototyping of medical technologies. She fosters collaborative relationships with vendors who can meet stringent military performance standards and deliver scalable solutions across deployed environments. Leathery’s contracting activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. This reflects the agency’s operational imperative to prioritize speed, technical capability, and mission readiness over socioeconomic preferences, though she remains compliant with all small business outreach and reporting requirements. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541712, encompassing R&D for life sciences and engineering applications, and NAICS 541511 for custom computer programming services. She routinely procures diagnostic system prototypes, embedded medical software, data analytics platforms for clinical decision support, and integrated telemedicine architectures tailored to expeditionary medical operations. Her domain expertise spans biomedical engineering, clinical informatics, and defense medical technology modernization.