Julia Smith

Julia Smith serves as a Contracting Officer for the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), where she manages the acquisition of goods and services critical to delivering K-12 educational services to military-connected students worldwide. Her responsibilities include soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts in alignment with FAR guidelines, ensuring compliance with federal procurement standards while supporting DoDEA’s mission of academic excellence in globally dispersed school communities. She primarily handles acquisitions related to educational technology, infrastructure enhancements, and instructional support services, balancing operational needs with fiscal responsibility and regulatory adherence. Smith maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors, including AMD International Technologies LLC, CoreTech Consulting Inc., Effective Communication Strategies LLC, Residential Enhancements, Inc., and FGI Solutions LLC. These partnerships span technology integration, facility improvements, curriculum support, and communications services, reflecting a pattern of sustained, performance-based engagements rather than transactional procurements. Her approach emphasizes vendor reliability, past performance, and alignment with DoDEA’s educational objectives, fostering long-term collaboration with firms that demonstrate technical proficiency and operational adaptability. Her contracting portfolio reflects a strong commitment to small business participation, with over one-third of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, and a notable portion awarded through 8(a) competed processes. While the majority of acquisitions are open to all competitors, her consistent use of socioeconomic set-asides underscores a deliberate strategy to broaden vendor diversity and support disadvantaged businesses within the education and technology sectors. Smith’s procurement focus centers on NAICS codes 611110 (Elementary and Secondary Schools), 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), and 511210 (Publishing, except Internet), indicating deep expertise in academic program support, software development for learning platforms, and educational content delivery. She also regularly procures electrical and recreational instruction services, demonstrating a multidisciplinary approach to sustaining the physical and pedagogical infrastructure of DoDEA schools abroad and at select domestic installations.