Sheliah J. McDaniel

Sheliah serves as a Contract Specialist within the Department of the Air Force’s FA7014 office, responsible for managing the acquisition lifecycle of mission-critical professional services that sustain Air Force operational readiness. Her portfolio centers on systems engineering and technical assistance (SETA), enterprise IT modernization, cybersecurity infrastructure, and analytical support services. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with the agency’s strategic priorities in advanced technical support and data-driven decision-making. Sheliah routinely handles complex, performance-based contracts requiring rigorous requirements definition, source selection, and post-award management to deliver high-integrity solutions for national defense missions. Sheliah maintains consistent procurement relationships with key industry partners including SIGMATECH, INC. and Purdue University, reflecting a balanced approach between commercial technical service providers and academic research institutions. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a preference for partners capable of delivering specialized SETA expertise, advanced analytics, and IT modernization capabilities under long-term, task-order-based arrangements. These relationships are characterized by collaborative engagement, clear performance metrics, and a focus on innovation delivery within secure government environments. Sheliah exhibits a strong commitment to small business participation, with 42.9% of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. While the majority of her contracts remain open to full and open competition, her consistent use of small business set-asides underscores a deliberate strategy to foster competitive diversity and enhance innovation through participation from small, agile vendors. Her socioeconomic contracting patterns reflect alignment with Department of Defense goals to expand opportunities for small businesses in high-tech defense support sectors. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 333244 (Industrial Machinery Manufacturing) and 517919 (Other Telecommunications), alongside specialized acquisitions in analytical laboratory instrumentation and enterprise IT services. She also manages support services in administrative and management consulting domains, demonstrating technical fluency across defense-related engineering, data systems, and mission analytics. Sheliah’s expertise ensures that acquisitions deliver technically sound, compliant, and mission-responsive solutions aligned with Air Force modernization imperatives.