Shawn Wilkerson

Shawn Wilkerson serves as a key procurement professional within the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, supporting the sustainment and readiness of U.S. military aviation systems through the acquisition of mission-critical aircraft components and subsystems. Responsible for managing complex contracting actions, Wilkerson ensures the timely delivery of high-reliability parts essential for aircraft engines, avionics, and auxiliary systems. His work directly enables operational readiness by addressing supply chain vulnerabilities, managing technical obsolescence, and facilitating rapid logistics responses for deployed forces. He typically handles sole-source, competitive, and emergency acquisition actions involving classified and controlled technical data under FAR and DFARS compliance. Wilkerson collaborates with a diverse base of Tier 1 and Tier 2 aerospace and defense manufacturers, including specialized suppliers of aircraft engine parts, avionics modules, and precision-machined components. While no single contractor dominates his portfolio, his contracting patterns reflect a preference for established defense-industrial base vendors with proven quality systems, AS9100 certification, and ITAR compliance. He frequently engages with suppliers possessing niche technical expertise in legacy system sustainment and reverse engineering of obsolete parts, ensuring continuity of supply for aging military aircraft fleets. Wilkerson’s contracting activity is exclusively non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on technical capability, supply chain resilience, and mission-critical performance over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in his portfolio, he maintains compliance with all statutory requirements and evaluates vendor qualifications based on technical merit, production capacity, and quality assurance systems. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336412 (Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing) and 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), with significant activity in radio and communications equipment (334220) and printed circuit board manufacturing (334412). Wilkerson possesses deep domain expertise in procuring flight-critical systems, including turbine components, fuel control units, navigation avionics, and embedded electronic subsystems requiring stringent MIL-SPEC and DO-160 compliance.