Tamalia Adams

SSgt Tamalia serves as a contracting specialist within the Commanding Officer’s office (N63394) under the Department of the Navy, responsible for managing procurements that sustain and modernize naval aviation and electronic warfare systems. Her role centers on acquiring mission-critical aerospace components, advanced electronic assemblies, and cybersecurity-enabled communications infrastructure to ensure operational readiness of fleet aircraft and sensor platforms. She executes complex contract actions under FAR and DFARS guidelines, focusing on engineering services, technical integration, and high-reliability hardware procurement to support rapid capability fielding and sustainment cycles across naval air wings and electronic warfare squadrons. Tamalia maintains strategic relationships with leading defense prime contractors, notably AEROSPACE & COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC and LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, leveraging their expertise in avionics integration, radar systems, and secure data links. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and technical compliance, often requiring rigorous systems engineering reviews and configuration control. She engages these vendors through competitive sealed bidding and negotiated acquisitions, prioritizing proven technical capability and supply chain resilience over cost alone. While 90% of her acquisitions are unrestricted, Tamalia consistently allocates 10% of her portfolio to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to expanding small business participation without compromising mission-critical requirements. She does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, instead favoring broad small business eligibility to foster innovation and agility among emerging defense suppliers. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541618 (other management consulting services) for systems integration planning and 541511 (custom computer programming) for mission software development, alongside niche categories including motor and generator manufacturing (335312) and specialized metal fabrication (332215). These reflect her technical domain expertise in embedded systems, power conditioning, and ruggedized electronic packaging essential to naval aviation platforms.