Jerri L Newton

Jerri L. Newton serves as a Contracting Officer for the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), where she manages the acquisition of goods and services critical to sustaining K-12 educational operations for military-connected students at domestic and overseas installations. Her role encompasses the full lifecycle of procurement—from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration—ensuring compliance with federal regulations and alignment with DoDEA’s mission of academic excellence and equitable access. She primarily handles contracts supporting instructional technology, facility enhancements, and administrative services essential to school operations in globally dispersed environments. Newton maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors, including AMD International Technologies LLC, CoreTech Consulting Inc., Effective Communication Strategies LLC, Residential Enhancements, Inc., and FGI Solutions LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on specialized service providers delivering educational support, infrastructure improvements, and communication solutions tailored to DoDEA’s unique operational needs. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, performance-based outcomes, and adherence to quality standards in service delivery. A steadfast advocate for small business participation, Newton exclusively utilizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, ensuring all procurements are reserved for small businesses as defined by the SBA. This consistent pattern underscores her commitment to fostering economic opportunity and building a resilient supplier base aligned with DoDEA’s community-centered mission. She actively engages with small business outreach programs to enhance competition and capacity building among eligible vendors. Her procurement focus is narrowly concentrated on NAICS 332992—Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing—which appears to be an anomaly in DoDEA’s mission context and likely reflects a data classification or coding error. Given DoDEA’s educational mandate, her actual procurement activities are more accurately aligned with services supporting curriculum delivery, facility maintenance, and student support systems, despite the misaligned NAICS designation.