Jennifer Buck

Jennifer Buck serves as a key procurement lead within the W7M8 Uspfo Activity Ia Arng, supporting the Iowa National Guard’s mission to enhance domestic security capabilities through specialized training and operational support. She manages a portfolio of acquisitions focused on technical instruction programs in counterdrug operations, law enforcement tactics, and personnel readiness, ensuring that state-level units are equipped with the tools and services necessary for mission success. Her work centers on contract vehicles that deliver training systems, tactical equipment, and readiness infrastructure, aligning closely with the Department of the Army’s emphasis on state-federal interoperability and homeland defense preparedness. She maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of contractors, including Triplex Enterprises, L.L.C., Cardno TEC-Leidos, LLC, and Ecology Mir Group LLC, each of which provides niche technical services tailored to counterdrug and tactical training environments. These relationships are characterized by long-term, performance-based engagements that emphasize adaptability, field-tested solutions, and rapid response to evolving operational needs. Her contracting approach prioritizes vendor reliability, domain-specific expertise, and seamless integration with National Guard training protocols. Buck exhibits a strong and consistent commitment to small business participation, with 100% of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to empower qualified small firms with the technical capacity to support sensitive, mission-critical training and operational support services. Her contracting patterns favor socioeconomic programs that promote equitable access to federal opportunities, particularly for firms with experience in defense-adjacent technical fields. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 311991 (Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing) and 339999 (All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing), indicating a unique emphasis on logistical and sustainment support items—such as field rations, specialized gear, and custom-manufactured training aids—critical to sustaining prolonged field operations. This reflects deep technical expertise in non-traditional defense procurement domains that directly enable readiness and mission continuity.