Jennifer Eskandari

Jennifer Eskandari serves as a procurement professional responsible for managing complex consulting and technical services acquisitions across a broad spectrum of government operations. She plays a critical role in aligning agency needs with market capabilities, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while promoting efficiency and innovation. Her portfolio primarily encompasses professional services contracts, with a strong emphasis on management consulting, scientific and technical advisory services, and custom software development. She navigates the full lifecycle of acquisitions—from market research and solicitation to award and contract administration—ensuring transparency, competition, and mission alignment. Her contractor relationships are centered on a diverse pool of professional services firms, including large-cap consulting organizations and niche technical providers specializing in administrative management, data-driven analysis, and information services. While no single vendor dominates her award profile, she consistently engages with firms capable of delivering high-value, performance-based outcomes in complex operational environments. Her contracting approach favors open competition and merit-based selection, fostering a marketplace where capability and compliance drive vendor engagement. Eskandari’s set-aside preferences reflect a strong orientation toward full and open competition, with 94.4% of her awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides. However, she maintains a deliberate and compliant focus on 8(a) small businesses, allocating 5.6% of her contracting activity to this program. This pattern demonstrates a balanced commitment to maximizing competition while ensuring meaningful opportunities for disadvantaged small businesses within the bounds of statutory requirements. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541690 and 541611, indicating deep expertise in scientific, technical, and administrative management consulting. She also regularly procures services under NAICS 541511 for custom computer programming and NAICS 519130 and 511210 for information services and publishing. Her technical domain expertise spans policy analysis, operational efficiency consulting, data systems development, and digital content management, positioning her as a key player in modernizing government service delivery through expert professional services.