Jo Darby

Jo Darby serves as the Communications Director for the State of Michigan within the Communications agency. In this capacity, they play a key role in the agency's procurement mission by overseeing requirements related to public information and organizational messaging. The acquisitions handled within this role typically focus on the strategic dissemination of information and the production of physical and digital communication assets. The agency's procurement landscape is characterized by a specific focus on specialized service providers. Vendors active at this agency include those capable of supporting high-volume production and creative service requirements. The agency demonstrates a consistent pattern of utilizing full and open competition, as evidenced by a procurement profile that shows no set-aside preferences. There is currently no data to suggest a specific socioeconomic contracting pattern or a formal preference for small business categories such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB. The agency's industry focus is concentrated within two primary NAICS categories. Procurement activities are split equally between commercial printing services, specifically commercial printing except screen and books, and other services related to advertising. This indicates a technical domain expertise centered on the procurement of professional advertising support and large-scale print production services.