Lesley N. Jackson

Lesley N. Jackson serves as a Contract Specialist at the Federal Correctional Institution at Marion, operating under the Bureau of Prisons within the Department of Justice. In this role, she manages the acquisition of mission-critical food services and nutritional supply contracts designed to meet federal dietary standards, religious compliance requirements, and culturally appropriate feeding protocols for incarcerated populations. Her procurement portfolio centers on ensuring safe, secure, and humane subsistence operations through the timely and compliant acquisition of perishable and processed food products. Jackson handles a range of contract types, including indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) and requirements contracts, with a strong emphasis on maintaining continuity of service across institutional food service operations. While specific contractor names are not publicly disclosed, Jackson maintains consistent working relationships with food manufacturers, distributors, and specialized suppliers capable of meeting the Bureau of Prisons’ stringent safety, labeling, and logistics standards. Her procurement approach prioritizes vendors with proven capacity to deliver bulk, shelf-stable, and frozen food items under strict federal food service regulations, often requiring compliance with USDA and FDA guidelines. She fosters collaborative vendor partnerships that emphasize reliability, traceability, and adherence to institutional dietary protocols. Jackson demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with over half of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. Her pattern reflects a deliberate emphasis on empowering small businesses, particularly those certified under general small business programs, to compete for food supply contracts. While no specific 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB preferences are dominant, her consistent use of small business set-asides signals a proactive effort to broaden vendor diversity and enhance community economic impact. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 311999 (All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing), with significant activity in frozen specialty foods (311412), fluid milk (311511), chicken egg production (112310), and commercial baking (311812). This specialization reflects deep technical expertise in procuring nutritionally balanced, shelf-stable, and religiously compliant food systems tailored to institutional correctional environments.