Jan Mathews

Jan Mathews serves as a Contracting Officer at the W4GG Hq US Army Tacom, responsible for managing the full lifecycle acquisition of critical ground vehicle systems and associated components under the Department of the Army. She executes complex procurements aligned with the agency’s mission to sustain, modernize, and enhance the technological readiness of armored combat and tactical wheeled platforms. Her portfolio primarily encompasses advanced avionics, survivability systems, and auxiliary equipment integral to military vehicle platforms, ensuring compliance with defense acquisition regulations and technical performance standards. Mathews plays a pivotal role in translating operational requirements into actionable contracts that support force modernization and battlefield readiness. She maintains longstanding contracting relationships with key industrial partners including Schutt Industries of Clintonville, Wis., Inc., VAREC NV, ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC., A&M AEROSTRUCTURES, INC., and BOWHEAD AVIONICS MANUFACTURING, LLC. These vendors provide specialized engineering, manufacturing, and integration services for mission-critical vehicle systems, and Mathews consistently engages them through competitive and sole-source mechanisms based on technical expertise and past performance. Her approach emphasizes technical collaboration, risk mitigation, and performance-based contracting to ensure system interoperability and sustainment readiness. Mathews’ procurement portfolio reflects a 100% non-set-aside profile, indicating a primary focus on full and open competition. While she does not routinely utilize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her contracting decisions prioritize technical capability, mission-critical delivery timelines, and industrial base resilience over socioeconomic preferences. Her core procurement activity centers on NAICS 336413—Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing—reflecting deep specialization in avionics, sensor integration, communication systems, and survivability enhancements for armored and tactical vehicle platforms. She routinely procures subsystems including command and control interfaces, electronic warfare components, power distribution units, and ruggedized hardware designed for extreme operational environments, demonstrating advanced technical fluency in military vehicle systems engineering and integration.