Charlene A Jones

Charlene A. Jones serves as a Purchasing Agent for the W2SD Endist Philadelphia under the Department of the Army, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions to support civil infrastructure and maritime engineering initiatives. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions for technical services essential to coastal resilience, waterway navigation, and military installation maintenance. She specializes in complex engineering and environmental contracts, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with the Army’s strategic priorities for national defense readiness. Her acquisitions typically involve design, construction support, dredging, and environmental remediation services requiring high technical specificity and regulatory oversight. Jones maintains longstanding relationships with a select group of prime contractors, including Boh Environmental, L.L.C., Conrad Shipyard, L.L.C., HDR Architecture, Inc., Buchart Horn Inc., and Norfolk Dredging Company. These partnerships reflect a preference for established firms with proven expertise in maritime engineering, environmental compliance, and large-scale infrastructure projects. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance reliability, technical capability, and past performance, often resulting in repeat engagements with vendors who consistently deliver mission-critical outcomes under demanding operational conditions. Jones’s procurement portfolio reflects a 100% non-set-aside orientation, with no use of 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic set-asides. This indicates a procurement strategy prioritizing technical qualifications and capacity over socioeconomic criteria, aligning with the specialized and large-scale nature of the agency’s infrastructure missions. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, all awards are awarded on a best-value basis grounded in technical merit and operational readiness. Her primary procurement focus is centered on NAICS 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services), indicating a significant emphasis on mission-critical software development, modeling and simulation tools, and digital engineering platforms tailored for civil works and maritime systems. This technical specialization underscores her expertise in procuring advanced digital solutions that support data-driven decision-making in infrastructure planning, dredge operations, and environmental monitoring.