Jason Zick

Jason Zick serves as a key procurement professional within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), supporting the agency’s mission to advance environmental science through strategic acquisition of technical systems and data-driven solutions. He manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on scientific instrumentation, satellite communications, and computational infrastructure, ensuring alignment with NOAA’s priorities in climate monitoring, oceanographic research, and weather forecasting. His acquisitions typically involve complex, mission-critical systems requiring rigorous technical evaluation and compliance with federal acquisition regulations, with an emphasis on delivering reliable, scalable solutions for operational and research environments. Zick maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors, including WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD, TRONCONI SEGARRA & ASSOCIATES LLP, JNB SERVICES LLC, PURE ENVIRO-MANAGEMENT, LLC, and THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO. These partnerships reflect a balanced mix of academic research institutions, specialized engineering firms, and environmental service providers, indicating a preference for vendors with proven expertise in environmental data systems, scientific computing, and regulatory-compliant field operations. His procurement approach emphasizes long-term collaboration, technical fidelity, and performance-based outcomes. His contracting patterns show a strong inclination toward total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, with 36.4% of awards reserved for small businesses, reflecting a deliberate commitment to expanding socioeconomic participation in NOAA’s technical supply chain. While the majority of procurements are open competition, his consistent use of small business set-asides demonstrates active support for disadvantaged and minority-owned firms capable of delivering specialized environmental and geospatial services. Zick’s primary NAICS focus areas include software publishing, satellite telecommunications, computer systems design, and electronic manufacturing—domains critical to NOAA’s data acquisition and modeling infrastructure. He routinely procures custom software platforms, sensor networks, satellite ground systems, and embedded computing hardware, underscoring deep technical familiarity with environmental informatics, remote sensing, and real-time data processing systems essential to NOAA’s operational resilience.