Jared McCallum

Jared McCallum serves as a Logistics Advisor for the Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross Functional Team (NGCV CFT) under U.S. Army TACOM, where he plays a pivotal role in aligning logistics sustainment strategies with acquisition planning for armored vehicle modernization. He ensures that lifecycle support requirements—including spare parts provisioning, maintenance planning, and supply chain resilience—are integrated into procurement decisions from early concept through fielding. His work directly supports TACOM’s mission to deliver technologically superior, survivable, and mobile ground combat systems, focusing on procurement actions that enable rapid fielding and long-term operational readiness of armored platforms and their critical subsystems. McCallum maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of Tier 1 defense contractors, including Schutt Industries, VAREC NV, ONTIC Engineering & Manufacturing, A&M Aerostuctures, and Bowhead Avionics Manufacturing. These partnerships center on the design, integration, and production of specialized armored vehicle components, advanced avionics, structural assemblies, and mission-critical logistics support systems. His procurement approach emphasizes technical collaboration, performance-based contracting, and supplier qualification for high-reliability defense manufacturing standards. McCallum’s contracting portfolio reflects a strict focus on open competition, with 100% of acquisitions issued under no set-aside classifications. This underscores a mission-driven preference for leveraging the broadest industrial base capable of meeting stringent military performance and interoperability requirements, rather than socioeconomic set-asides. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in his award structure, he actively evaluates small business capabilities where technical merit and production capacity align with program needs. His procurement activities are exclusively concentrated under NAICS 336992—Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Component Manufacturing. He specializes in acquiring advanced composite armor systems, powertrain components, integrated electronic architectures, and survivability enhancements for next-generation combat vehicles, demonstrating deep expertise in armored vehicle engineering, logistics integration, and defense manufacturing supply chain dynamics.