Janice Barber-Cook

Janice Barber-Cook serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division (N00174), where she manages the acquisition of critical ordnance systems, explosives, and precision instrumentation essential to naval warfare readiness. Her role encompasses the full lifecycle of contract execution—from market research and solicitation development to award and administration—ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and mission-critical technical requirements. She specializes in procuring high-integrity engineering services, specialized manufacturing, and advanced testing capabilities that support the modernization and sustainment of U.S. Navy munitions and ordnance handling systems. Barber-Cook maintains established relationships with a select group of technical contractors, including TOTAL CONCEPTS OF DESIGN INC, Boh Environmental, L.L.C., CHUCKING MACHINE PRODUCTS, INC., CANADIAN COMMERCIAL CORP, and DEVAL LIFE CYCLE SUPPORT LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in ordnance manufacturing, environmental compliance for hazardous materials, precision machining, and life cycle support services. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor reliability, technical capability validation, and performance-based outcomes over transactional engagements. Her procurement portfolio reflects a strong orientation toward open competition, with 87.5% of awards issued without set-asides, indicating a focus on technical merit and industrial capacity over socioeconomic preferences. However, she consistently allocates 12.5% of opportunities to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured commitment to small business participation within a high-technical, low-volume acquisition environment. Her primary NAICS focus centers on 332994 (Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing) and 325920 (Explosives Manufacturing), with significant activity in 334515 (Instrument Manufacturing for Electrical Testing) and dual emphasis on R&D under NAICS 541715 and 541712. This reflects deep expertise in procuring advanced ordnance systems, precision test equipment, and applied engineering research supporting naval weapon system reliability and safety.