Alan Jackson

Alan Jackson serves as a key procurement lead within the Department of Health and Human Services, supporting the Immediate Office of the Secretary in securing critical capabilities to enhance national public health resilience. He manages acquisitions aligned with emergency response infrastructure, scientific preparedness, and logistical surge capacity, focusing on contracts that enable rapid deployment of medical resources during public health emergencies. His portfolio includes complex service-based procurements requiring coordination across federal, state, and non-governmental partners to ensure seamless operational continuity during crises. Jackson maintains a balanced contracting approach, engaging both large-scale service providers and small businesses to fulfill mission-critical needs. While no single contractor dominates his portfolio, he consistently partners with firms offering emergency relief services, administrative management consulting, claims adjustment, and specialized air transportation for medical logistics. His procurement strategy emphasizes flexibility, scalability, and rapid contract execution, often leveraging indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) vehicles and performance-based service contracts to meet dynamic operational demands. A strong advocate for socioeconomic inclusion, Jackson allocates 50% of his acquisition opportunities to small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a deliberate commitment to expanding vendor diversity. He actively promotes participation from small businesses across multiple socioeconomic categories, ensuring equitable access to federal health security contracts. His contracting patterns demonstrate a deliberate effort to build a resilient supplier base capable of scaling during emergencies while fostering long-term capacity within underserved markets. His primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 624230 (Emergency and Other Relief Services), 541611 (Management Consulting), 524291 (Claims Adjusting), and 481211 (Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation). These categories reflect his expertise in procuring disaster response coordination, operational planning services, medical claims processing systems, and on-demand medical transport logistics—all essential to sustaining public health readiness in high-stress environments.