1st Lt Jessica Cleaver

Capt Jessica Cleaver serves as a key contracting professional within the FA6800 AFICC 767 ESF, a specialized unit of the Department of the Air Force responsible for sustaining advanced aviation systems and mission-critical aerospace operations. She manages acquisitions supporting flight training, airborne instrumentation, and technical order management for both legacy and next-generation aircraft platforms. Her portfolio emphasizes technical services that ensure operational readiness, including systems maintenance, infrastructure modernization, and aviation logistics support. Cleaver’s work directly enables mission continuity across high-priority air transportation and aerospace programs, requiring precise adherence to federal acquisition regulations and technical compliance standards. She maintains a consistent working relationship with LIFTWAVE INC as a primary contractor, engaging them on specialized technical services related to aviation systems sustainment and data integration. Her procurement approach favors long-term, performance-based partnerships with vendors capable of delivering complex, mission-critical solutions under tight operational timelines. Cleaver routinely collaborates with contractors possessing deep domain expertise in aerospace instrumentation and technical order management, ensuring alignment with Air Force-specific standards and interoperability requirements. Cleaver demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with over 57% of her awards directed toward small business set-asides, including 40% allocated to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5 and 10% reserved for Women-Owned Small Businesses. She also actively supports Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and 8(a) programs, reflecting a balanced, mission-driven approach to socioeconomic contracting that prioritizes capability alongside diversity. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS codes 517312 (Wireless Telecommunications Carriers) and 811310 (Commercial and Industrial Machinery Repair), reflecting expertise in avionics support, systems maintenance, and technical infrastructure services. She frequently procures specialized aviation repair, instrumentation calibration, and building systems maintenance critical to sustaining airfield and flight operations infrastructure, demonstrating deep technical fluency in aerospace logistics and maintenance domains.