Jackie L Lee

Jackie L. Lee serves as a Purchasing Agent within the OCP-POD-Acq-Mgmt-Branch-FTC at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions to modernize digital infrastructure and operational support systems. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions for advanced computing services, software solutions, and technical consulting that underpin data-driven agricultural policy implementation. Lee specializes in acquiring cybersecurity-enhanced IT systems, cloud-based platforms, and enterprise software tools essential to sustaining the agency’s information technology backbone, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and performance-based contracting standards. Lee maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including ALPHA OMEGA INTEGRATION LLC, SAMYAK SOLUTIONS, INC., and MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, reflecting a balanced portfolio of technical services and infrastructure support vendors. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance outcomes and vendor reliability, fostering long-term partnerships with firms capable of delivering scalable, secure, and interoperable solutions. She actively engages with contractors through competitive solicitations and performance evaluations to ensure alignment with agency objectives and technical requirements. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate 50-50 split between full and open competitions and Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a strong commitment to socioeconomic inclusion. Lee consistently prioritizes small business participation without favoring specific set-aside categories, ensuring equitable access for qualified small firms while maintaining competitive rigor in source selection. Lee’s procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS Code 523920—Other Financial Investment Activities—which, in this context, refers to specialized financial technology and digital infrastructure support services underpinning federal IT modernization. She procures managed cloud services, data analytics platforms, cybersecurity frameworks, and integrated software solutions tailored to mission-critical agricultural data systems, demonstrating deep expertise in federal IT procurement within a highly regulated, compliance-driven environment.