Jennifer Thompson

Jennifer Thompson serves as a key procurement professional at NASA Kennedy Space Center, supporting the agency’s mission to sustain and modernize critical launch infrastructure. She manages complex acquisitions for specialized industrial systems essential to launch vehicle processing, propulsion testing, and environmental safety controls. Her portfolio focuses on high-integrity engineering components and mission-critical hardware, ensuring compliance with NASA’s stringent technical and operational standards. Thompson oversees full lifecycle contract actions—from market research and solicitation to award and performance management—primarily for industrial manufacturing and heavy equipment systems required at one of the nation’s most active spaceports. She maintains consistent contracting relationships with NUMUNU MARTINEZ JV, LLC and CINKA CONSTRUCTION & CONSULTING SERVICES LLC, both of which provide specialized engineering, fabrication, and installation services for industrial gas systems, heavy-duty trailer platforms, and precision valve assemblies. These partnerships reflect a preference for established vendors with proven technical capabilities in aerospace-grade manufacturing and on-site integration, often requiring compliance with NASA-specific quality assurance protocols and hazardous material handling standards. Thompson’s procurement portfolio exhibits no set-aside preferences, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven focus on technical capability and operational readiness over socioeconomic categorization, prioritizing vendor expertise, past performance, and system reliability in award decisions. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, she evaluates all offers on merit, ensuring that qualified small firms compete equitably within open solicitations. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 325120 (Industrial Gas Manufacturing), 336212 (Truck Trailer Manufacturing), and 332911 (Industrial Valve Manufacturing), reflecting deep expertise in cryogenic delivery systems, heavy transport platforms for rocket hardware, and high-pressure fluid control components. She specializes in acquiring mission-critical hardware engineered for extreme environments, including vacuum compatibility, vibration resistance, and zero-leak performance standards essential to launch pad operations.