Jessica Shives

Jessica Shives serves as a Contract Specialist responsible for managing the full lifecycle of professional services acquisitions, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and aligning contracts with agency mission objectives. She specializes in consulting services procurement, leveraging sound contract administration practices to deliver high-value, performance-based solutions. Her role is central to the agency’s acquisition strategy, where she executes competitive solicitations, evaluates proposals, negotiates terms, and administers contracts for technical and managerial support services. She routinely handles complex, requirements-driven procurements under FAR Part 12 and Part 15, with an emphasis on outcome-based contracting and risk mitigation. Jessica maintains a broad network of vendor partnerships across the management and technical consulting sectors, engaging with both large professional services firms and small business contractors. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently fosters relationships with firms capable of delivering strategic advisory services, operational efficiency improvements, and specialized technical support. Her contracting approach prioritizes fair and open competition, with a focus on vendor performance, past performance evaluation, and contract compliance. Her procurement pattern reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without set-asides. This indicates a strategic emphasis on selecting the most qualified offerors regardless of socioeconomic status, though she remains fully compliant with all small business program requirements. Her approach demonstrates a results-oriented mindset, prioritizing capability and value over socioeconomic targeting. Jessica’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services) and NAICS 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services). She regularly acquires services such as organizational process improvement, policy analysis, program evaluation, and technical advisory support. Her domain expertise centers on complex, knowledge-intensive consulting engagements that require subject-matter proficiency in public sector management and operational systems.