Jacqueline Garrido

Jacqueline Garrido serves as a Contract Specialist at the George C. Marshall Center under the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, where she plays a pivotal role in executing procurement actions that enable international security cooperation. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle management of contracts supporting language instruction, leadership development, and professional military training programs. She specializes in acquiring administrative, educational, and technical services critical to sustaining the Center’s mission of building partner capacity through culturally immersive, U.S.-led security education initiatives in Germany. Garrido’s acquisitions primarily support operational readiness by ensuring timely delivery of training infrastructure, language services, and program management support. While no specific contractor relationships are currently identifiable in the procurement record, Garrido routinely engages with a diverse range of vendors offering administrative, educational, and technical support services. Her contracting patterns reflect collaboration with firms experienced in delivering high-volume, culturally sensitive training environments, including those with expertise in language pedagogy, facility operations, and educational technology. She maintains a results-driven, compliance-focused approach to vendor selection, prioritizing performance, scalability, and alignment with DoD security cooperation objectives. Garrido’s procurement portfolio reflects a 100% preference for non-set-aside contracts, indicating a strategic focus on open competition rather than socioeconomic set-asides. This approach aligns with the Marshall Center’s need for specialized, high-capacity service providers capable of delivering complex, multinational training programs under stringent security and operational standards. While small business participation is not formally prioritized through set-asides, she ensures all acquisitions adhere to full and open competition requirements under FAR Part 6. Her primary NAICS focus areas include Office Administrative Services (561110), Language Schools (611630), and Educational Support Services (611710), underscoring her expertise in procuring language instruction, curriculum development, and program coordination services. She also regularly acquires sound recording and computer facilities management services to support training delivery and digital infrastructure, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with the operational ecosystem of international security education.