Jessica L Nelson

Jessica L. Nelson serves as a Contract Specialist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division, where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisitions to support the development, testing, and sustainment of advanced naval aviation systems. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of contract actions—from solicitation and evaluation to award and administration—ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with the agency’s mission to enhance air superiority through cutting-edge avionics, electronic warfare, and mission-critical aircraft subsystems. She primarily manages technical and professional services contracts supporting modernization initiatives for airborne sensor suites and legacy system sustainment. Nelson maintains strong, ongoing relationships with key industry partners including SABRE SYSTEMS, LLC, THE BOEING COMPANY, SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS, INC., and ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC. These partnerships reflect a balanced mix of large prime contractors and specialized technical firms delivering high-assurance systems integration, engineering analysis, and mission support services. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous technical evaluation, and long-term sustainment planning. Her procurement strategy demonstrates a near-equal balance between open competition and small business set-asides, with Total Small Business Set-Asides and 8(a) competed awards each accounting for 43.8% of her portfolio. This reflects a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic goals, actively fostering opportunities for small disadvantaged businesses while maintaining competitive rigor in mission-critical acquisitions. Nelson’s primary NAICS focus areas include Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, Professional and Management Development Training, and Commercial and Industrial Machinery Repair and Maintenance. These reflect her support for infrastructure-enabling services, workforce development for technical personnel, and maintenance of specialized aviation support equipment—underscoring her expertise in procuring mission-enabling services beyond traditional defense hardware.