Judie A Jacobson

Judie A. Jacobson serves as a Contract Specialist responsible for managing the full lifecycle of complex acquisition actions, from requirements validation and market research through contract award and administration. She plays a critical role in ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while advancing mission-critical scientific and technical objectives. Her portfolio is exclusively focused on research and development contracts within the physical, engineering, and life sciences domains, where she navigates intricate technical specifications and performance-based requirements to secure innovative solutions from qualified vendors. Her work directly supports the execution of high-priority R&D initiatives requiring specialized expertise and rigorous technical oversight. Jacobson’s contracting approach is characterized by a broad and competitive market engagement strategy, leveraging open competition to identify the most capable providers across industry, academia, and nonprofit research institutions. While no single contractor dominates her award portfolio, she consistently engages with firms possessing deep technical capabilities in experimental design, laboratory instrumentation, computational modeling, and clinical research support. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for performance-based contracting and statement of objectives (SOOs) that incentivize innovation and outcomes over prescriptive deliverables. Her set-aside preferences are entirely aligned with full and open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted without socioeconomic set-asides. This reflects a strategic emphasis on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic classifications, prioritizing the selection of the most qualified offerors regardless of business size or status. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, she remains attentive to opportunities for small businesses to compete on an equal footing through transparent, merit-based evaluations. Jacobson’s primary NAICS focus is 541712—Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)—which encompasses a wide array of services including applied physics, materials science, environmental engineering, and non-biotech life sciences research. She procures specialized technical services such as laboratory testing, data analysis, prototype development, and scientific consulting, requiring deep domain expertise and often involving proprietary methodologies or classified research environments. Her technical acumen enables her to effectively evaluate proposals and manage contracts in highly specialized scientific fields.