Jenelle Vickberg

Jenelle Vickberg serves as a key procurement professional within the W4GG Hq US Army Tacom, supporting the lifecycle management and modernization of ground combat and support vehicle systems for the Department of Defense. She manages complex acquisition initiatives focused on research, development, and engineering services critical to enhancing vehicle survivability, mobility, and power efficiency. Her work directly enables the Army’s strategic priorities in maintaining technological superiority across armored and tactical wheeled platforms, overseeing contracts that bridge advanced engineering solutions with operational readiness requirements. Vickberg maintains longstanding partnerships with specialized defense contractors including Schutt Industries of Clintonville, Wis., Inc., ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC, A&M AEROSTRUCTURES, INC., and BOWHEAD AVIONICS MANUFACTURING, LLC. These vendors provide high-precision engineering, avionics integration, and structural systems tailored to military vehicle platforms. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established technical partners with proven capabilities in defense-grade R&D and manufacturing, indicating a focus on reliability, compliance, and mission-critical performance over volume-based sourcing. Her procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing mission-critical outcomes and specialized expertise over programmatic diversity goals. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her awards, the nature of the work often attracts mid-tier and niche defense contractors with niche technical qualifications. Vickberg’s primary focus lies in NAICS 541715 and 541712, encompassing physical and engineering research and development for defense applications, with a secondary emphasis on biotechnology research (541714). She procures advanced systems engineering services, prototyping, materials testing, and survivability enhancements for armored vehicles, including electronic warfare integration, power systems, and vehicle architecture modernization. Her domain expertise centers on the integration of cutting-edge technologies into legacy and next-generation ground combat platforms.