Jessica Chu

Jessica Chu serves as a procurement professional responsible for managing acquisitions in the professional, scientific, and technical services domain, ensuring alignment with federal contracting standards and mission-critical agency objectives. She oversees the full lifecycle of contract actions—from market research and solicitation development to award and administration—with a focus on securing high-value, non-manufacturing services that support operational efficiency and innovation. Her work is central to the agency’s mission of acquiring specialized expertise to advance technical and analytical capabilities across mission areas. Her contractor relationships are primarily with firms specializing in professional, scientific, and technical services, including consulting firms, research organizations, and technical service providers. She engages with a broad spectrum of vendors, ranging from large prime contractors to niche specialty firms, fostering competitive bidding environments that emphasize technical merit, past performance, and compliance with federal acquisition regulations. Her approach prioritizes clear performance metrics and outcome-based contracting to ensure accountability and value delivery. Jessica maintains a strong preference for open, unrestricted competitions, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted under non-set-aside authorities. While she does not currently utilize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her procurement strategy emphasizes merit-based selection and broad market access, ensuring the agency receives the highest quality services from the most qualified providers regardless of business size or certification status. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing a wide array of specialized services including data analytics, policy research, program evaluation, technical advisory services, and scientific consulting. She routinely procures complex, knowledge-based solutions requiring subject-matter expertise in areas such as public policy analysis, systems engineering support, and operational research, demonstrating deep familiarity with the technical and regulatory demands of non-traditional service acquisitions.