Jessica Jurkowski

Jessica Jurkowski serves as a key procurement professional within the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s FA8214 Afnwc Pzbb, supporting the Department of the Air Force’s mission to develop, integrate, and sustain advanced space and missile systems. She manages complex acquisitions for guided missile propulsion components, space vehicle power systems, and associated avionics infrastructure, ensuring technical compliance and lifecycle readiness. Her work directly enables the modernization of next-generation propulsion units and the replacement of legacy battery and thermal management systems critical to national defense. Jurkowski specializes in engineering-driven procurements requiring rigorous performance validation and supply chain resilience, often coordinating with technical engineers and program managers to align contracting strategy with operational requirements. She maintains enduring relationships with leading specialists in high-performance energy systems, including Advanced Thermal Batteries Inc., EnerSys Advanced Systems Inc., and EaglePicher Technologies LLC—industry leaders in thermal battery design, solid-state power systems, and mission-critical power infrastructure. These partnerships reflect a preference for proven technical vendors with deep domain expertise in aerospace-grade energy solutions, emphasizing reliability, certification compliance, and long-term sustainment support. Jurkowski’s contracting approach prioritizes technical capability over cost alone, fostering stable, performance-based vendor relationships grounded in repeat engagements and technical alignment. Jurkowski’s procurement portfolio reflects a strict focus on full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This indicates a deliberate strategy to prioritize technical superiority and industrial base capacity over socioeconomic set-asides, aligning with the high-stakes nature of space and missile systems procurement where mission-critical performance takes precedence. Her primary acquisition focus lies in NAICS 336419—Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing—reflecting deep specialization in propulsion subsystems, thermal batteries, and auxiliary power units. She also engages in NAICS 336414 procurements for integrated space vehicle components, demonstrating expertise in advanced propulsion, high-energy density power systems, and ruggedized avionics interfaces essential to orbital and hypersonic platforms.