Jo Blakley

JoAnn Blakley serves as a Contracting Specialist, where she is responsible for managing the acquisition process and ensuring procurement integrity within her agency. In this role, she facilitates the procurement of critical components and equipment, aligning her contracting activities with the agency's broader operational and mission requirements. Regarding set-aside preferences, the majority of procurement activity is conducted through No Set-Aside solicitations. However, there is a documented commitment to small business participation, with a portion of acquisitions designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides. Blakley's procurement focus is heavily concentrated in the aerospace and defense manufacturing sectors. Her primary area of expertise involves the acquisition of other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment, supplemented by procurement activities for guided missile and space vehicle parts, aircraft engine components, storage battery manufacturing, and search, detection, navigation, and guidance systems.