Cheryl Jones

Cheryl Jones serves as a key procurement lead within the W6QK Acc-orlando office of the Department of the Army, where she manages complex technical acquisitions aligned with the agency’s mission to modernize military training systems and enhance operational readiness. Her portfolio centers on advanced engineering, simulation infrastructure, and mission command technology integration, with a strong emphasis on research and development services supporting aviation, artillery, and live-fire training systems. She oversees the full lifecycle of contract actions—from solicitation to award and administration—ensuring alignment with DoD innovation priorities and technical standards for defense education and training platforms. Jones maintains consistent, long-term relationships with high-capability contractors including TORCH RESEARCH, LLC, AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, and FIDELITY TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION. These partnerships are characterized by deep technical collaboration, often involving iterative prototyping, systems integration, and rapid prototyping of next-generation training simulators. Her contracting approach favors established technical vendors with proven expertise in defense R&D, emphasizing performance-based outcomes and agile delivery models. Jones’s procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, reflecting a strategic focus on technical capability over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her portfolio, all awards are competitively sourced to ensure the highest level of technical proficiency and mission-critical performance. Her primary acquisition focus is exclusively under NAICS 511210—Software Publishers—indicating a specialization in custom-developed software systems for military training, simulation modeling, digital twin environments, and mission command applications. She consistently procures advanced software architectures, AI-driven analytics platforms, and integrated training ecosystems that support the Army’s digital modernization objectives.