LaJessica M Gatlin

LaJessica M. Gatlin serves as a Contract Specialist within the W7NH Uspfo Activity MS ARNG under the Department of the Army, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions that sustain military readiness at Mississippi National Guard installations. Her responsibilities include planning, soliciting, awarding, and administering contracts for training, infrastructure, and operational support services essential to soldier development and facility enhancement. She specializes in complex, performance-based procurements aligned with immersive training programs and base sustainment initiatives, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and mission-driven outcomes. Gatlin maintains strategic relationships with a focused set of contractors, including DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION S, SPOTTING LIES, INC., and LEAPS TRAINING LLC, each providing specialized services in instructional design, behavioral training, and operational support. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in performance metrics and mission alignment, often prioritizing firms with demonstrated expertise in military training environments and adaptive learning systems. She fosters collaborative, transparent relationships to ensure consistent delivery of high-quality, mission-essential services. Her procurement portfolio reflects a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with half of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, and the remainder awarded without set-aside criteria. This pattern underscores her active promotion of small business participation while maintaining flexibility to meet urgent operational needs. She consistently leverages small business capabilities to enhance innovation and responsiveness within the National Guard’s training ecosystem. Gatlin’s primary NAICS focus areas include 335931 (Current-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing), 325510 (Paint and Coating Manufacturing), and 721214 (Recreational and Vacation Camps), reflecting her procurement of specialized electrical infrastructure components, protective coatings for military facilities, and managed training camp services. Her technical expertise lies at the intersection of physical infrastructure support and immersive operational training environments, ensuring that procurement decisions directly enable soldier readiness and installation resilience.