Jennifer Rooney

Jennifer Rooney serves as a key procurement lead within the Office of River Protection at the U.S. Department of Energy, where she manages technical services contracts critical to the safe treatment and immobilization of radioactive waste at the Hanford Site. Her work directly supports the commissioning and sustained operation of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant, ensuring regulatory compliance and environmental protection of the Columbia River. She specializes in procuring professional, scientific, and technical services that enable engineering oversight, radiological analysis, waste characterization, and process optimization for legacy tank waste stabilization. Her acquisitions are mission-critical, requiring deep domain expertise in nuclear waste management and complex regulatory frameworks. While specific contractor names are not publicly disclosed, Rooney’s procurement patterns reflect long-standing partnerships with firms possessing specialized capabilities in nuclear engineering, radioactive waste processing, and environmental remediation. She engages with vendors that demonstrate proven experience in high-hazard environments, stringent DOE Order compliance, and advanced technical documentation standards. Her working relationships emphasize technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and continuous process improvement, with a preference for contractors who maintain robust quality assurance systems and nuclear safety culture certifications. Rooney’s contracting activity is exclusively non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects the highly specialized nature of the services required, where only a limited pool of qualified entities possesses the necessary nuclear credentials, security clearances, and technical infrastructure. While small business participation is not formally prioritized through socioeconomic set-asides, the agency’s procurement strategy prioritizes technical excellence and mission readiness above socioeconomic preferences. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541990, encompassing all other professional, scientific, and technical services, particularly those supporting nuclear waste treatment engineering, process validation, analytical chemistry, and environmental monitoring. She routinely procures services related to vitrification system support, tank farm operations, remote handling technologies, and real-time radiological data analysis, demonstrating deep expertise in the technical domains governing radioactive waste immobilization.