Lesha N Jones

Lesha N Jones serves as a key procurement lead within the W6QK Acc-apg Director office under the Department of the Army, responsible for managing complex acquisitions that sustain critical military scientific and industrial infrastructure. Their work directly supports operational readiness by securing specialized industrial maintenance, analytical instrumentation, and technical services essential to laboratory and field-based defense operations. Jones oversees contract actions involving precision calibration, preventive maintenance, and mission-critical equipment servicing, ensuring compliance with military technical standards and regulatory frameworks. Their portfolio emphasizes high-reliability procurement for environments where measurement accuracy and equipment uptime are mission-essential. Jones maintains consistent partnerships with a core group of specialized vendors, including EXACT MACHINE SERVICE, INC., MARS LABS LLC, KODEX, INC., and CLEAR ARMOR, LLC. These contractors provide niche capabilities in industrial equipment repair, analytical system calibration, and protective material integration, reflecting a preference for technical specialists over generalist providers. The working relationships are characterized by long-term performance reliability, repeat engagements, and a focus on vendors with proven expertise in defense-grade maintenance and instrumentation support. A strong commitment to small business participation is evident in Jones’s contracting patterns, with over 58% of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. Additional awards are issued without set-asides, while 8(a) competed contracts account for 3.2% of activity, indicating deliberate inclusion of disadvantaged businesses where capabilities align. This pattern reflects a strategic emphasis on expanding the industrial base through socioeconomic contracting while maintaining technical rigor. The procurement focus centers on NAICS 811310 (commercial and industrial machinery repair and maintenance) and 811219 (other commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair), underscoring expertise in sustaining complex, non-automotive industrial systems. Additional activity includes procurement of industrial gas manufacturing and air purification equipment, reflecting a technical domain grounded in laboratory safety, environmental control, and precision maintenance for defense science applications.