Denise A. Jones

Denise A. Jones serves as a Contract Specialist at the U.S. Coast Guard’s Aviation Logistics Center (ALC), where she plays a pivotal role in securing mission-critical aviation sustainment capabilities. Responsible for managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions, she specializes in acquiring spare parts, avionics upgrades, and maintenance support services for rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft, including the MH-65E Dauphin and HC-144 Ocean Sentry. Her work directly enables operational readiness by ensuring timely delivery of technical solutions that extend the service life of legacy platforms. Jones routinely handles complex, high-stakes acquisitions under FAR Part 15, often involving technical evaluations, source selection, and contract administration for both commercial and defense-specific aviation systems. Jones maintains established relationships with key industry partners including ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC., AIRBUS US SPACE & DEFENSE INC, and AVIATRIX INC, reflecting her focus on integrated logistics and advanced avionics solutions. She also collaborates with specialized providers such as GOLDBELT INTEGRATED LOGISTICS SERVICES, LLC, and Quality Biological, Inc., indicating a broad scope that spans technical support, maintenance infrastructure, and niche supply chain services. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term sustainment partnerships, often involving performance-based logistics and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) vehicles to ensure responsive, scalable support. While the majority of her acquisitions are open to full and open competition, Denise consistently allocates approximately one-third of her portfolio to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to fostering small business participation without reliance on specialized socioeconomic programs like 8(a) or HUBZone. Her procurement patterns reflect a balanced strategy that prioritizes capability and reliability while actively expanding the pool of qualified small business vendors in the aviation support sector. Her primary NAICS focus includes 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing), 517410 (Satellite Telecommunications), and 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services), underscoring her expertise in procuring aircraft systems integration, secure communications infrastructure, and engineering support services critical to Coast Guard aviation modernization.