Jennifer Jones

Jennifer Jones serves as a Contracting Officer within the IBC Acquisition Services Directorate of the Department of the Interior, where she manages the acquisition of professional and technical services critical to federal land management and resource stewardship. Her portfolio centers on securing expert support for real estate valuation, aviation logistics, scientific research, and systems design to uphold the integrity of public landholdings and trust assets. She executes full lifecycle contracting actions—from market research and solicitation to award and closeout—ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and alignment with the agency’s strategic modernization goals. Her work directly enables mission-critical operations across federal lands through tailored, performance-based contracts. Jones maintains longstanding relationships with a select group of specialized contractors, including Phoenix Air Group, Inc., Papillon Airways Inc., Mathematica Inc., Brainerd Helicopters, Inc., and HMC Helicopter Service LLC. These partnerships reflect a consistent focus on high-skill, mission-critical service providers with proven capabilities in aviation support, data analytics, and environmental systems design. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance outcomes, technical excellence, and operational reliability, fostering collaborative, long-term vendor engagements grounded in clear statement of work requirements and rigorous performance metrics. Jones exhibits a strong preference for unrestricted competition, with 100% of her awards issued under no set-aside status. This reflects a deliberate procurement strategy prioritizing technical capability and mission readiness over socioeconomic classifications, ensuring access to the most qualified providers in niche technical domains. While small business participation is not formally targeted through 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her contracting decisions remain fully compliant with all applicable socioeconomic statutes and are driven by merit-based evaluation criteria. Her primary procurement focus is under NAICS 624190—Other Individual and Family Services—which, in this context, encompasses specialized technical and analytical services supporting land management, environmental assessment, and public resource planning. She procures advanced data modeling, geospatial analysis, aviation logistics coordination, and expert consulting services essential to sustaining federal landholdings and fulfilling the Department’s public trust obligations.