Simone L. Brightmon

Simone L. Brightmon serves as a Contracting Officer responsible for managing complex acquisitions in defense and aerospace technology sectors. She plays a critical role in executing the agency’s procurement mission by ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while delivering mission-critical systems and services. Her portfolio primarily encompasses technical contracts for advanced instrumentation, avionics, and mission-critical computing solutions, often involving high-stakes, low-volume procurements requiring specialized engineering oversight. She works closely with program managers and technical evaluators to define requirements, structure solicitation strategies, and evaluate proposals under full and open competition, ensuring acquisitions align with operational readiness goals. Brightmon’s contractor relationships are centered on prime contractors with demonstrated expertise in aerospace systems and computer systems design. She regularly engages with firms possessing deep technical capabilities in navigation, guidance, and sensor development, as well as those providing integrated systems engineering and IT modernization services. Her procurement approach emphasizes vendor performance history, technical innovation, and past performance evaluations, fostering long-term partnerships with vendors capable of meeting stringent quality and delivery standards in highly regulated environments. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without set-asides. While she does not currently utilize socioeconomic programs such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her focus remains on securing the most technically capable and reliable solutions, prioritizing mission effectiveness over socioeconomic targeting. Her primary NAICS focus lies in Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), reflecting her specialization in precision avionics and sensor systems. She also frequently procures Computer Systems Design Services (541512) and Engineering Services (541330), underscoring her expertise in integrated mission systems, software-defined instrumentation, and systems engineering support for defense and aerospace platforms.