Jodi West

Jodi West serves as a key procurement lead within the Commanding General’s office under the Department of the Navy, responsible for managing critical acquisitions that sustain operational readiness across naval and marine forces. She oversees the acquisition of maintenance, logistics, and specialized support services essential to combat systems, mobility assets, and mission-enabling infrastructure in both expeditionary and garrison environments. Her portfolio includes high-priority contracts for equipment reliability, technical training, and mission-critical communications systems, ensuring alignment with the agency’s strategic imperatives for force readiness and operational resilience. West maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors including MANCON LLC, GEMINI TECH SERVICES LLC, CHEMBLE SOLUTIONS, LLC, MICROTECHNOLOGIES LLC, and SAELIG COMPANY, INC. These partnerships span technical support, specialized equipment supply, and logistics services, reflecting a preference for vendors with proven expertise in defense-grade maintenance and mission-critical systems integration. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, compliance, and rapid response capability, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in performance-based outcomes. A strong advocate for small business participation, West consistently structures procurements with a 60% total small business set-aside rate under FAR 19.5, prioritizing opportunities for small disadvantaged, HUBZone, and service-disabled veteran-owned firms. Her socioeconomic contracting patterns reflect a deliberate strategy to expand the defense industrial base while ensuring competitive, agile sourcing. She actively leverages small business set-asides to drive innovation and resilience in mission-critical supply chains. Her primary NAICS focus areas include Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing, Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing, Administrative Management Consulting, and Professional and Management Development Training—reflecting a broad yet targeted approach to procuring both niche industrial supplies and high-value technical services. This diverse portfolio underscores her expertise in balancing operational logistics needs with workforce development and communications infrastructure modernization across complex military environments.