Jessalyn Lord

Jessalyn Lord serves as a key procurement lead within Acquisitions - Aqm Momentum (19AQMM), a critical component of the U.S. Department of State responsible for securing mission-critical infrastructure and technical services to support global diplomatic operations. She manages the end-to-end acquisition lifecycle for high-priority contracts involving security systems, IT modernization, and facility-related research and development, ensuring U.S. diplomatic facilities abroad remain secure, resilient, and operationally viable. Her work directly enables mission readiness by aligning procurement strategy with national security objectives, with a focus on rapid deployment of technical solutions in high-risk environments. Lord maintains sustained working relationships with a diverse set of contractors, including PBG Consulting, LLC, CGI Federal Inc., and AMD International Technologies LLC, among others. These partnerships span both domestic and international vendors, reflecting the global scope of U.S. diplomatic operations. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical rigor and compliance, favoring established contractors with proven expertise in security engineering, systems integration, and social science research services. She frequently engages with firms capable of delivering classified and sensitive technical solutions under stringent diplomatic security protocols. Lord’s contracting portfolio exhibits no set-aside preferences, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on accessing the broadest possible talent pool to meet complex, time-sensitive mission requirements rather than socioeconomic targeting. While small business participation is not formally prioritized, her awards remain open to all qualified entities, consistent with the agency’s need for specialized, high-capability providers. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541720 (Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities) and 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences), indicating deep specialization in human factors analysis, threat assessment modeling, and technical systems R&D. She routinely procures services related to diplomatic security architecture, behavioral threat analysis, and infrastructure resilience engineering, demonstrating advanced expertise in integrating social science insights with physical security systems.