Clovia "Sue" Jones

Clovia "Sue" Jones serves as a key procurement lead within the Department of the Air Force’s FA7014 office, overseeing the acquisition of mission-critical professional services that sustain Air Force operational readiness. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts centered on systems engineering and technical assistance, enterprise IT modernization, and administrative management consulting, ensuring alignment with the Air Force’s strategic modernization goals. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to enhance technical capability and cybersecurity resilience through expert-led solutions, with a focus on performance-based contracting and outcome-driven deliverables. Jones maintains consistent partnerships with leading contractors including SIGMATECH, INC. and PURDUE UNIVERSITY, engaging them primarily for systems engineering support, technical analysis, and advanced research services. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term, performance-based collaborations with vendors possessing deep domain expertise in defense-critical technologies. These relationships are characterized by structured task order management under IDIQ vehicles and a preference for firms with proven experience in DoD environments, ensuring continuity and technical fidelity across mission cycles. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 87.5% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions, indicating a focus on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic classifications. However, she maintains a deliberate 12.5% allocation to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured commitment to small business participation without compromising mission-critical requirements. Jones’s procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), followed by 541611 (Management Consulting), 541513 (Computer Facilities Management), and 561611 (Background Investigation Services). She routinely acquires services supporting cybersecurity infrastructure, IT modernization, mission analytics, and administrative support, reflecting a technical domain expertise grounded in defense systems lifecycle management and enterprise service delivery.