Jessica McDonagh

Jessica McDonagh serves as a procurement professional responsible for managing complex technology and professional services acquisitions within a federal agency. She oversees the full lifecycle of contracts for mission-critical IT and technical consulting services, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and alignment with strategic agency objectives. Her role is central to executing the agency’s digital transformation initiatives, particularly in securing specialized services that support operational efficiency, cybersecurity, and data infrastructure modernization. McDonagh routinely handles competitive solicitations under FAR Part 15, with a focus on performance-based contracting and outcome-driven requirements. Her contractor relationships are diverse, encompassing both large systems integrators and niche service providers specializing in custom software development, data hosting, and security operations. She maintains collaborative, transparent engagement with vendors throughout the sourcing process, emphasizing clear statement of work development, rigorous evaluation criteria, and post-award performance monitoring. McDonagh consistently prioritizes vendors with proven technical expertise and demonstrated ability to deliver scalable, secure solutions in high-compliance environments. McDonagh’s procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted without set-aside designations. While she does not currently utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her approach emphasizes merit-based selection grounded in technical capability and past performance, ensuring the agency secures the highest-quality services regardless of vendor size or socioeconomic status. Her primary procurement focus lies in five NAICS categories: custom computer programming services (541511), computing infrastructure and data processing (518210), information publishing (511210), scientific and technical consulting (541690), and security systems services (561621). She specializes in acquiring cloud-based platforms, bespoke software solutions, cybersecurity architecture, and managed IT services that support mission-critical systems and data integrity.