Leafay Jones

Major Leafay Jones serves as a key contracting leader at the W39L USA Readiness Center under the Department of the Army, where she oversees the acquisition of professional, technical, and operational support services critical to sustaining military readiness. Her portfolio encompasses a broad spectrum of procurements aimed at enhancing training infrastructure, logistics systems, and command and control capabilities. She manages complex contract vehicles for consulting, engineering, and facility sustainment services, ensuring alignment with the Center’s strategic mission to modernize force preparedness through agile and compliant acquisition practices. Major Jones plays a pivotal role in translating operational requirements into actionable procurement strategies that support both immediate readiness needs and long-term modernization goals. Major Jones maintains a consistent working relationship with KPH Construction Corp, a primary contractor delivering construction and infrastructure support services. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliable, performance-based vendor partnerships, often leveraging indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts and task order mechanisms to respond rapidly to dynamic readiness demands. She fosters long-term collaborations with vendors capable of delivering integrated solutions across technical, logistical, and facility domains, prioritizing contractors with proven track records in military-environment execution. Her contracting patterns reflect a balanced commitment to socioeconomic programs, with 20% of awards designated for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and another 20% allocated through 8(a) competed set-asides. While the majority of acquisitions (60%) are open to full and open competition, Major Jones actively promotes small business participation as a core element of strategic sourcing, ensuring diverse vendor engagement while maintaining rigorous performance standards. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), encompassing expert consulting, systems integration, and readiness planning. She also regularly procures services related to hotel and lodging support (721110), aeronautical and navigation systems manufacturing (334511), and truck trailer manufacturing (336212), reflecting the Center’s multidisciplinary mission to sustain both personnel and equipment readiness across diverse operational environments.