Cherokee Wescovich

Cherokee Wescovich serves as a key procurement professional within the NASA Shared Services Center, supporting the acquisition of mission-critical scientific and technical infrastructure essential to NASA’s research and exploration objectives. Responsible for managing complex contracting actions for high-precision analytical instruments, specialized software systems, and advanced engineering services, Wescovich ensures alignment with NASA’s strategic goals for scientific instrumentation and computational capability. Their work directly enables the agency’s ability to maintain cutting-edge laboratory and mission-enabling technologies through compliant, efficient, and technically rigorous acquisition processes. Wescovich maintains consistent contracting relationships with NEXTROW INC and PENN OAK SERVICES LLC, both of which provide specialized technical services and support for scientific instrumentation and operational infrastructure. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in delivering calibrated analytical equipment, data acquisition systems, and mission-support engineering solutions. The working relationships are characterized by long-term collaboration, technical alignment, and a focus on performance-based contract outcomes rather than commoditized procurement. Set-aside preferences reveal a balanced approach to socioeconomic contracting, with 40.5% of awards designated for total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 and 56.4% awarded without set-aside, indicating a strategic blend of competitive open bidding and targeted small business inclusion. While 8(a) competed awards account for 3.1%, the overall pattern demonstrates a deliberate commitment to expanding small business participation without compromising technical requirements or mission readiness. The primary NAICS focus areas center on analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing (334516) and computer-related services (541519), with significant activity in research and development for physical sciences (541715). This reflects deep expertise in procuring precision measurement devices, laboratory automation systems, data analysis platforms, and engineering support services critical to NASA’s scientific missions and ground-based testing infrastructure.