Wanda G Hamrick

Wanda G. Hamrick serves as a Contract Negotiator responsible for managing the acquisition lifecycle for complex aerospace and defense-related systems. In this role, she ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while negotiating terms that balance mission needs, cost effectiveness, and contractor performance standards. Her work is central to securing critical components for national defense and aviation systems, with a focus on technical procurement involving avionics, aircraft subsystems, and precision electronic instrumentation. She engages with industry partners throughout the solicitation, evaluation, and award phases, ensuring transparency and adherence to competitive acquisition principles. Hamrick routinely collaborates with a diverse pool of suppliers specializing in aerospace manufacturing and advanced electronics, including prime contractors and tiered subcontractors with deep technical capabilities in aeronautical systems. Her working relationships are characterized by a focus on technical proficiency, quality assurance, and supply chain reliability. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she maintains consistent engagement with firms capable of meeting stringent military and FAA certification requirements for parts and subsystems used in manned and unmanned aircraft platforms. Her procurement activity reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 90.8% of acquisitions conducted without set-asides. However, she actively supports small business participation, with 8.6% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 and a modest but intentional allocation to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. This pattern demonstrates a balanced approach—prioritizing market competitiveness while fulfilling statutory obligations to promote socioeconomic diversity in the defense industrial base. Hamrick’s primary technical focus lies in NAICS 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), with significant activity in 334511 (Aeronautical System and Instrument Manufacturing) and 334419 (Other Electronic Component Manufacturing). She specializes in procuring mission-critical components such as flight control systems, sensor arrays, and embedded avionics, requiring deep familiarity with MIL-SPEC standards, configuration control, and aerospace quality management systems. Her expertise centers on high-reliability, low-volume manufacturing environments essential to modern defense and aerospace operations.