Sondra Groth

Sondra Groth serves as the primary procurement lead for the FA8125 organization within the Department of the Air Force, overseeing the acquisition of mission-critical industrial maintenance and specialized manufacturing services essential to sustaining Air Force aerospace and environmental systems. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on repair and maintenance of industrial machinery, precision instrumentation, and climate control systems vital to operational readiness. Her role ensures timely delivery of technical services that support aircraft subsystems, manufacturing equipment, and facility infrastructure, aligning procurement activities with the agency’s strategic imperative to maintain high-readiness industrial capabilities. Groth maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of specialized contractors, including B & P Consort, Inc., International Consulting, UnLtd., Federon Procurement Solutions, The Dunamis Group LLC, and Operational Postured Security Alliance, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with deep technical expertise in industrial repair, testing services, and precision manufacturing. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, leveraging contractor capabilities in niche technical domains to ensure mission continuity and compliance with Air Force technical standards. A strong advocate for small business participation, Groth prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Aside contracts under FAR 19.5, with over 57% of her acquisitions reserved for small businesses. This pattern underscores a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals, fostering competition and capability development among qualified small firms without reliance on 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB-specific set-asides. Her procurement strategy balances operational urgency with broad-based small business engagement. Her technical focus centers on NAICS 811310 (industrial machinery repair), 541380 (testing laboratories), and 333517 (machine tool manufacturing), with additional emphasis on HVAC and adhesive manufacturing. She procures services and components critical to maintaining aircraft environmental control systems, precision calibration equipment, and industrial production lines, demonstrating deep domain expertise in aerospace-supporting industrial technologies.