Jenista M Featherstone

Jenista M. Featherstone serves as a Contracting Officer within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), where she plays a critical role in advancing the agency’s mission to support environmental stewardship, climate resilience, and oceanic research through strategic acquisitions. She manages the full lifecycle of professional services contracts, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations while aligning acquisitions with NOAA’s scientific and operational priorities. Her portfolio primarily encompasses technical services related to environmental modeling, data analysis, and ecosystem monitoring, supporting NOAA’s reliance on expert-driven research and analytical capabilities. Featherstone maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of specialized service providers, including the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board, Tronconi Segarra & Associates LLP, JNB Services LLC, Pure Enviro-Management, LLC, and The Regents of the University of Colorado. These relationships reflect a preference for established entities with demonstrated expertise in environmental science, technical consulting, and research support services. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term collaboration with vendors possessing deep domain knowledge in oceanographic and atmospheric systems, fostering reliable delivery of mission-critical scientific services. Her procurement patterns show a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without set-aside designations, including no use of 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. This reflects a focus on technical capability over socioeconomic categorization, prioritizing the highest-quality service delivery to meet NOAA’s rigorous scientific standards. Featherstone’s acquisitions are exclusively classified under NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—indicating a singular focus on high-skill, non-manufacturing professional services. She routinely procures analytical modeling, environmental data processing, coastal resilience planning, and scientific research support, underscoring her expertise in securing specialized technical expertise essential to NOAA’s operational and research missions.