Jennifer H Soderlind

Jennifer H. Soderlind serves as a Contract Specialist within the W7M6 USPFO Activity II ARNG, under the Department of the Army’s W91SMC organization, where she manages the acquisition lifecycle for critical logistics and quality-of-life services supporting the Illinois Army National Guard. Her responsibilities include planning, soliciting, awarding, and administering contracts essential to training readiness, facility sustainment, and personnel welfare. She specializes in service-based acquisitions related to dining operations, laundry support, recreational accommodations, and environmental services, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and mission-aligned delivery of non-combat essential functions. Soderlind maintains collaborative relationships with a diverse pool of vendors, primarily focused on small and mid-sized businesses capable of delivering scalable, on-site operational support. She works closely with contractors specializing in industrial laundry, catering, general rental services, and septic system maintenance, fostering partnerships that emphasize reliability, regulatory compliance, and responsiveness to dynamic field requirements. Her procurement approach prioritizes performance-based contracting and clear statement of work development to ensure consistent service quality across multiple training and mobilization sites. A strong advocate for small business participation, Soderlind consistently structures approximately 40% of her acquisitions as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals. While the majority of her portfolio remains open to all competitors, her strategic emphasis on small business inclusion supports the Department of Defense’s broader objectives for equitable access and workforce development within the defense supply chain. Her industry focus centers on NAICS codes 532310 (General Rental Centers), 812332 (Industrial Launderers), and 722320 (Caterers), each representing core capabilities required to sustain daily operations at Army National Guard training centers. She brings specialized expertise in procuring facility support services that directly enable troop readiness, with deep familiarity in the operational demands of transient, high-volume environments requiring scalable, compliant, and mission-critical service delivery.