Shushanna Jones-Boesen

Shushanna Jones-Boesen serves as a key procurement lead within the W6QK Acc-rsa unit of the Department of the Army, responsible for managing mission-critical acquisitions that sustain and modernize the Army’s aerial and missile defense systems. She oversees contracts for the maintenance, repair, and advanced manufacturing of avionics, propulsion components, and sensor systems supporting platforms such as the UH-60 Black Hawk and AH-64 Apache. Her work directly enables operational readiness by ensuring the reliability of high-precision aerospace technologies, with a focus on rapid response procurement cycles for urgent capability gaps and long-term sustainment initiatives. Jones-Boesen cultivates strategic partnerships with a diverse base of technical vendors, particularly those specializing in electronic system repair, precision calibration, and analytical instrumentation manufacturing. She engages both established defense subcontractors and niche technical firms capable of delivering classified or export-controlled components under strict compliance protocols. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical validation, and supply chain resilience, fostering long-term vendor collaboration through performance incentives and iterative contract modifications. A staunch advocate for small business inclusion, she consistently prioritizes small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, with 75% of her acquisitions reserved for small businesses, including 8(a), HUBZone, and SDVOSB entities. This reflects a deliberate strategy to broaden the industrial base and leverage innovative capabilities from agile, specialized vendors. Her contracting patterns reveal a strong preference for socioeconomic programs that enhance competition and workforce development within the defense aerospace ecosystem. Her primary technical focus lies in NAICS 811210 (electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance) and 334516 (analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing), underscoring her expertise in sustaining mission-critical test equipment, calibration systems, and diagnostic instrumentation. She procures services and hardware that ensure the integrity of flight control systems, radar signal processing, and guided missile guidance modules, positioning her at the intersection of advanced manufacturing and field-deployable sustainment.