Jene A. Carter

Jene A. Carter serves as a Contracting Specialist within the W00Y Contracting Office under the Department of the Army, responsible for managing the acquisition of mission-critical professional, technical, and information technology services that enable global defense operations. Focused on sustaining command, control, communications, and intelligence capabilities, Carter oversees the full lifecycle of contracts for software development, systems integration, and language and cultural support services essential to deployed military units. Their work directly supports the Army’s strategic imperative to maintain operational readiness through agile, secure, and scalable IT solutions. Carter’s contracting portfolio is characterized by a broad engagement with qualified vendors in the defense and federal IT sectors, though no single contractor dominates award activity. They cultivate partnerships with firms possessing specialized expertise in secure software development, data analytics, and linguistics services, often leveraging competitive sealed bidding and negotiated procurements under FAR Part 15. Vendor relationships are built on technical capability, past performance, and compliance with cybersecurity and data handling standards such as NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC. Carter’s contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued without set-aside designations. This indicates a focus on technical merit and mission urgency over socioeconomic preferences, though small business participation is not excluded—vendors are evaluated on capability first, with socioeconomic status considered only when it aligns with competitive outcomes. The primary NAICS focus is 511210 (Software Publishers), accounting for 80% of activity, reflecting deep expertise in procuring custom and commercial off-the-shelf software for intelligence and communications systems. The remaining 20% centers on NAICS 333923, indicating occasional procurement of specialized overhead crane and hoist systems for military infrastructure modernization. Carter’s technical domain expertise lies at the intersection of defense IT modernization and mission-critical logistics support.