Tasha L. Monan Sharon

Tasha L. Monan Sharon serves as a Contract Specialist within the FA8681 Aflcmc Ebd, a critical unit of the Department of the Air Force responsible for advancing high-capacity munitions, guided missile systems, and precision strike technologies. In this role, she manages the full lifecycle of complex defense acquisitions, ensuring timely and compliant procurement of ordnance systems, warhead components, and advanced guidance instrumentation. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to sustain and modernize long-range strike capabilities, with a focus on acquisitions governed by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions for national security systems. She routinely handles sole-source, competitive, and urgent requirement contracts requiring stringent technical validation and supply chain integrity. Tasha collaborates with a diverse base of defense industrial base partners, including specialized manufacturers of military-grade metal containers, prefabricated structural components, and ammunition production facilities. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers possessing ITAR compliance, Nadcap certification, and Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) readiness. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical interoperability, quality assurance, and supply chain resilience, fostering long-term partnerships with vendors capable of meeting classified and controlled technical specifications. Tasha demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 42.1% of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. She actively leverages socioeconomic programs to expand access for small manufacturers, particularly those with expertise in precision metal fabrication and defense electronics. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate effort to cultivate a robust small business pipeline within the national defense industrial base. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 332993 (ammunition manufacturing), 332439 (metal container manufacturing), and 334511 (aeronautical guidance systems), reflecting deep technical expertise in ordnance integration, protective packaging, and precision guidance instrumentation. She specializes in procuring mission-critical components that enable next-generation strike platforms, requiring rigorous compliance with MIL-STD and SAE aerospace standards.