Contract Specialist Janice Semper

Contract Specialist Janice Semper serves as a key procurement lead within the W6QM Micc-ft Knox under the Department of the Army, responsible for managing complex acquisitions that sustain troop readiness and quality of life through hospitality, food service, and recreational infrastructure. She oversees the full lifecycle of contracts for lodging, dining, laundry, and recreational support services critical to maintaining operational tempo and morale across military installations. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to ensure seamless, mission-aligned delivery of essential services to service members and their families, with a focus on performance-based, outcome-driven contracting under FAR Part 12 and Part 37. Semper maintains strong, recurring relationships with a core group of contractors including CHENEGA GOVERNMENT MISSION SOLUTIONS, LLC, OCS-NCS JV II, LLC, and SPACE AGE ENGINEERING, INC., who consistently deliver integrated hospitality and facility support solutions. She also collaborates regularly with specialized vendors such as C.R. & A. CUSTOM APPAREL INC. for tailored uniform and apparel services. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for long-term, multi-year task order agreements that prioritize reliability, scalability, and compliance with military standards, fostering stable vendor partnerships built on performance accountability and service continuity. Her procurement strategy demonstrates a balanced commitment to socioeconomic programs, with approximately 27% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 and 8.1% allocated to women-owned small businesses. While the majority of contracts (64.9%) are unrestricted, Semper actively prioritizes small business participation, leveraging competitive set-asides to expand vendor diversity and enhance resilience within the support supply chain. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 721214 (recreational and vacation camps), 722320 (caterers), and 722310 (food service contractors), reflecting deep expertise in managing transient lodging, mess hall operations, and on-installation dining services. She also regularly procures drycleaning and laundry services (NAICS 812320) and nonresidential building leases (NAICS 531120), demonstrating specialized knowledge in facility-based support systems essential to garrison sustainability and troop welfare.