Jerome Carter

Jerome Carter serves as a key procurement professional within the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), supporting the agency’s mission to deliver authoritative geospatial intelligence for national security and defense operations. He manages acquisition programs focused on professional development and analytical training services, ensuring that NGA’s intelligence workforce maintains cutting-edge tradecraft capabilities. His portfolio centers on contracting for advanced geospatial analytics training, intelligence methodology instruction, and specialized workforce development initiatives that align with NGA’s strategic modernization goals. He plays a critical role in translating technical requirements into compliant, performance-based solicitations that drive mission readiness. While specific contractor names are not currently available in the procurement record, Carter consistently engages with firms possessing deep expertise in intelligence training, geospatial systems instruction, and defense-oriented professional development. His contracting patterns reflect a preference for vendors with proven experience in delivering classified and sensitive training environments, often requiring cleared personnel, secure infrastructure, and tailored curriculum design aligned with NGA’s operational standards. He fosters long-term partnerships with contractors capable of scaling training programs across distributed intelligence teams. Carter’s procurement activity shows a 100% preference for non-set-aside contracts, indicating a focus on technical capability and mission alignment over socioeconomic categorizations. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in his portfolio, his solicitations remain open to all qualified vendors, with selection criteria grounded in technical merit, past performance, and compliance with DoD security protocols. His primary NAICS focus is 611430 (Professional and Management Development Training), reflecting his specialization in designing and awarding contracts for advanced geospatial intelligence training, analyst certification programs, and simulation-based learning systems. He also occasionally procures specialized accounting services under 541219 to support training program administration. His domain expertise lies at the intersection of intelligence tradecraft, workforce upskilling, and secure learning environments, making him a critical enabler of NGA’s human capital strategy.