Shunika Crockett

Shunika Crockett serves as a key procurement professional within the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), supporting the agency’s mission to deliver high-quality K-12 education to military-connected students worldwide. In this role, she manages the acquisition of critical infrastructure and operational support services essential to maintaining school facilities and educational environments at overseas and domestic DoD installations. Her portfolio primarily involves construction-related contracts, with a strong emphasis on ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and aligning acquisitions with DoDEA’s strategic goals for educational equity and facility readiness. Crockett maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors, including AMD International Technologies LLC, CoreTech Consulting Inc., Effective Communication Strategies LLC, Residential Enhancements, Inc., and FGI Solutions LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms capable of delivering specialized construction, facility enhancement, and technical support services tailored to the unique logistical and security requirements of DoD school sites. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, performance history, and the ability to operate in geographically dispersed and sometimes austere environments. Her procurement patterns demonstrate a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with an equal split between open competitions and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides. This reflects a deliberate strategy to prioritize veteran-owned enterprises while maintaining competitive rigor. Crockett’s consistent use of SDVOSB set-asides underscores a strong institutional alignment with DoD’s small business participation objectives. Her primary technical focus lies in NAICS 333120 — Construction Machinery Manufacturing — indicating a specialization in procuring heavy equipment, site preparation tools, and related infrastructure assets critical to school construction and maintenance. This domain expertise ensures that DoDEA’s physical learning environments meet rigorous safety, durability, and operational standards for global deployment.