Jacqueline A. Threat-Tellis

Jacqueline A. Threat-Tellis serves as a Contracting Officer within the FA3300 42 Cons Cc under the Department of the Air Force, where she manages a diverse portfolio of procurements critical to sustaining and modernizing Air University’s educational and operational infrastructure. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of acquisition activities—from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration—focusing on technical, facility, and support services that enhance mission readiness. She routinely handles complex contracts in IT systems, simulation technologies, infrastructure maintenance, and food services, ensuring alignment with Air Force educational objectives and DoD acquisition regulations. Threat-Tellis cultivates collaborative relationships with a broad spectrum of vendors, including specialized technology integrators, facilities maintenance contractors, and service providers with deep domain expertise in defense training environments. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages firms capable of delivering scalable, secure, and interoperable solutions tailored to high-demand academic and command training settings. Her working style emphasizes transparency, competitive bidding, and vendor performance accountability, fostering a procurement environment grounded in compliance and mission effectiveness. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong commitment to small business participation, with 37.5% of her awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. She actively leverages socioeconomic programs to expand opportunities for small businesses, particularly those certified under HUBZone, SDVOSB, and other qualifying categories, ensuring equitable access while maintaining rigorous performance standards. Her approach balances broad competition with targeted outreach to strengthen the defense industrial base. Threat-Tellis specializes in procurements under NAICS 541511 and 541512, primarily for custom computer programming and systems design services that support immersive training platforms and command communication systems. She also manages contracts in facility maintenance (811310), food service contracting (722310), and power/communication infrastructure (237130), demonstrating expertise across both digital and physical domains essential to Air University’s mission. Her technical focus centers on modernizing learning environments through secure, scalable, and resilient solutions.