Chelly Johnson-Jones

Chelly Johnson-Jones serves as a Contract Specialist within the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Acquisition, where she plays a pivotal role in executing procurement strategies that advance the agency’s mission to reduce traffic-related deaths and injuries through evidence-based safety initiatives. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisition actions, primarily for technical services related to vehicle safety research, behavioral analysis, and engineering testing. Her portfolio centers on securing specialized testing and evaluation services to support regulatory decision-making, data collection, and the validation of emerging automotive safety technologies. Johnson-Jones ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with NHTSA’s strategic priorities in vehicle performance, fuel efficiency, and public safety communications. Her primary contractor relationships include AMD International Technologies LLC, Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, and the National Association of ESEA State Program Administrators, with whom she collaborates on high-impact technical service contracts. These partnerships reflect a consistent reliance on firms with demonstrated expertise in automotive safety testing, data analytics, and behavioral research services. Johnson-Jones fosters stable, performance-driven vendor relationships, emphasizing technical capability, past performance, and regulatory compliance over volume-based contracting. Johnson-Jones’s procurement activity reflects a 100% no set-aside preference, indicating a focus on full and open competition rather than socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her award patterns, her approach ensures rigorous evaluation of all offerors based on technical merit and mission alignment. Her procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 541380 — Testing Laboratories and Services — underscoring her deep specialization in contracting for third-party technical evaluation, crashworthiness testing, sensor validation, and safety system performance assessments. She routinely procures engineering services critical to validating vehicle safety technologies and supporting NHTSA’s regulatory and research mandates.