Jennifer L Mattessino

Jennifer L. Mattessino serves as a key procurement lead within the W6QK Acc-apg unit of the Department of the Army, operating under code W91CRB, where she manages complex acquisitions to advance the Army’s intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities. Her portfolio centers on engineering services, aeronautical instrumentation, and tactical communications systems, ensuring the timely fielding of next-generation sensing and data analytics platforms. She plays a critical role in aligning contract strategies with the agency’s modernization priorities, facilitating the acquisition of mission-critical technologies that enhance battlefield awareness and network resilience across deployed forces. Mattessino maintains a broad vendor ecosystem, engaging with both large defense contractors and specialized technical firms capable of delivering advanced RF systems, wireless communications equipment, and battlefield data solutions. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for performance-based, outcome-driven solicitations, often utilizing Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) and Other Transaction Authority (OTA) mechanisms to accelerate innovation. She collaborates closely with engineering and technical stakeholders to define precise statement of work requirements, ensuring contractors deliver solutions that meet stringent military specifications for ruggedized, interoperable systems. Her procurement approach prioritizes open competition, with 91.3% of awards issued as non-set-aside actions, reflecting a focus on technical merit and mission readiness over socioeconomic classifications. Nevertheless, she consistently allocates 8.7% of opportunities to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured but deliberate commitment to small business participation without compromising capability requirements. Mattessino’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), followed by 334220 (Radio and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing) and 334511 (Aeronautical Instrumentation). She routinely procures systems involving signal processing, sensor fusion, and real-time data analytics for airborne and ground-based platforms, requiring deep expertise in defense electronics, electromagnetic spectrum management, and tactical network integration. Her work directly supports the Army’s modernization of multi-domain operations through advanced sensing and communication technologies.