sherona Thomas

Sherona Thomas serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, supporting the development, testing, and sustainment of advanced naval aviation systems. She manages complex acquisitions for mission-critical avionics, electronic warfare subsystems, and airborne sensor integration, ensuring alignment with the Navy’s strategic modernization goals. Her work directly enables operational readiness across next-generation aircraft platforms by securing cutting-edge technologies in communications, navigation, and mission computing. Thomas handles both sole-source and competitive procurements under FAR Part 15, with a focus on technical specifications requiring rigorous systems engineering and test validation. She maintains strong, long-term relationships with leading defense contractors including SABRE SYSTEMS, LLC, THE BOEING COMPANY, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, INC., and ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC. These partnerships span systems integration, hardware manufacturing, and technical analysis services essential to aircraft modernization. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical risk mitigation, and sustained collaboration with prime contractors to deliver integrated solutions under tight developmental timelines. Thomas demonstrates a balanced commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with nearly 43% of her awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. While the majority of her portfolio remains open competition, she consistently prioritizes small business participation, particularly among firms with expertise in electronics manufacturing and aircraft maintenance. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate effort to cultivate a diverse supplier base capable of supporting niche technical requirements. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334515 (instrument manufacturing for electrical signal testing) and 481219 (other nonscheduled air transportation), with significant activity in electronic computer manufacturing and peripheral equipment. She specializes in procuring precision test instrumentation, embedded computing systems, and aircraft-specific maintenance services, reflecting deep technical expertise in avionics architecture and airborne systems sustainment.