Jessica B. Rooks

Jessica B. Rooks serves as a primary procurement lead within the W6QK Acc-ri under the Department of the Army, responsible for managing acquisitions that sustain and modernize the Army’s industrial base for ordnance, precision components, and battlefield support systems. She oversees the end-to-end contracting lifecycle for critical technical services essential to weapons systems readiness, ammunition production, and field equipment maintenance. Her portfolio centers on professional and technical services that enable mission-critical manufacturing, software integration, and engineering support, ensuring alignment with the Army’s strategic modernization objectives and industrial base resilience goals. Rooks maintains consistent partnerships with key contractors including AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, FAXON MACHINING, LLC, PALANTIR USG INC, and Allied Metal Tech, LLC, reflecting a preference for established vendors with proven capabilities in defense-grade fabrication, software analytics, and precision machining. Her contracting patterns indicate deep collaboration with contractors possessing specialized technical certifications and defense supply chain experience, often engaging firms with prior DoD performance history to mitigate risk and ensure compliance with military specifications. Rooks’s procurement activity is exclusively conducted under no set-aside conditions, indicating a focus on technical merit, capability, and mission urgency over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her award structure, she maintains a broad vendor base with over 30 additional contractors contributing minor shares, suggesting a performance-driven, open-competition approach aligned with high-stakes operational timelines. Her primary NAICS focus lies in 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services) and 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), underscoring expertise in mission-critical software development, systems integration, and advanced technical consulting. She procures services supporting automated manufacturing systems, digital twin modeling, ordnance lifecycle management, and embedded software for military hardware—domains requiring stringent compliance with DoD cybersecurity and engineering standards.