Jodi Scheffler

Jodi Scheffler serves as a key procurement professional within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service, Office of Acquisition and Procurement, where she supports mission-critical scientific operations by managing complex acquisitions of advanced laboratory instrumentation, precision environmental control systems, and infrastructure maintenance services. Her work directly enables the agency’s mandate to sustain cutting-edge agricultural research at field stations and experimental sites, ensuring operational resilience and data-driven scientific advancement. She specializes in professional, scientific, and technical services contracts, with a focus on high-precision technical support essential to maintaining the integrity of federally funded research environments. Scheffler maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors, including McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, and L1 Enterprises Incorporated. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in facility modernization, specialized technical services, and mission-critical infrastructure support. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, technical competency, and long-term performance, fostering collaborative vendor relationships grounded in compliance and mission alignment rather than volume-driven procurement. Her procurement activity is exclusively categorized under non-set-aside contracts, reflecting a strategic focus on technical capability over socioeconomic classifications. While small business participation is not formally prioritized through set-asides, her awards are awarded based on demonstrated technical proficiency and past performance, ensuring that the highest standards of scientific support are met without compromising mission requirements. Scheffler’s primary procurement focus is NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing specialized engineering, laboratory support, environmental monitoring, and facility systems integration. She routinely procures services related to climate-controlled research environments, analytical instrumentation maintenance, and site-specific technical operations, demonstrating deep domain expertise in the technical infrastructure underpinning USDA’s agricultural research mission.