Jerrett Solven

Jerrett Solven serves as a key procurement professional within the 693JJ3 Acquisition and Grants Management unit of the Federal Highway Administration, supporting the agency’s mission to enhance national transportation infrastructure through technically rigorous and data-driven acquisitions. He manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on engineering services, transportation research, and operational consulting, ensuring that federal highway programs are informed by cutting-edge analysis and innovation. His work directly enables the procurement of specialized technical solutions that support infrastructure resilience, safety improvements, and intelligent transportation systems. Solven maintains strategic relationships with high-capacity research and service providers, including the University of California, Los Angeles, for advanced transportation modeling and policy analysis, and K & M Transportation Services LLC for specialized engineering and operational support. His contracting patterns reflect a preference for established institutional partners with proven technical expertise in mobility systems, data analytics, and infrastructure evaluation. These partnerships are typically formed through competitive sealed bidding and requirements-driven task orders, emphasizing performance-based outcomes and technical merit over cost alone. Solven’s procurement portfolio exhibits no set-aside preferences, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a deliberate focus on technical capability and mission alignment rather than socioeconomic classifications, prioritizing the highest quality deliverables to meet complex federal transportation objectives. While small business participation is not formally targeted, all vendors are evaluated on technical proficiency, past performance, and capacity to deliver mission-critical solutions. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 511210 (Software Publishers), 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), and 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services), indicating a strong emphasis on software development, data analytics platforms, and digital modeling tools for transportation systems. He also routinely procures communications equipment and periodical publishing services to support research dissemination and public-facing infrastructure reporting, demonstrating deep expertise in technology-enabled transportation management and knowledge dissemination.