Debra M Jacobs

Debra M. Jacobs serves as a Contracting Officer responsible for managing the acquisition lifecycle for professional services across a diverse range of technical and administrative domains. She plays a pivotal role in ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations while advancing mission-critical objectives through strategic sourcing. Her portfolio primarily encompasses consulting services, facilities support, custom software development, and education-related contracts, reflecting a strong emphasis on high-value professional services rather than physical goods. Jacobs is known for her disciplined application of FAR and agency-specific acquisition policies, ensuring transparency, competition, and accountability in every procurement action. While no specific contractor relationships are currently identifiable in the data, Jacobs consistently engages with a broad spectrum of vendors offering specialized expertise in management consulting, IT solutions, and facilities operations. Her procurement approach favors open competition and vendor diversity, fostering partnerships with firms capable of delivering scalable, results-driven services. She maintains a rigorous evaluation process that prioritizes technical merit, past performance, and cost realism, ensuring the selection of qualified contractors aligned with agency needs. Jacobs’s contracting patterns reflect a clear preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without set-aside designations. This indicates a strategic focus on maximizing competition and value through unrestricted solicitations rather than socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her award profile, her commitment to fair and open competition inherently supports a level playing field for all eligible vendors. Her primary NAICS focus areas include Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Facilities Support Services (561210), and Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), each accounting for 25% of her portfolio. She also regularly procures services under Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310) and Other Activities Related to Real Estate (531390), demonstrating expertise in both educational support and real estate-related administrative contracting. Her technical domain knowledge spans program management, IT modernization, facility operations, and institutional support services.