Margaret Jones

Margaret Jones serves as a key procurement lead within the Strategic Systems Programs (N00030), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to ensure the reliability, security, and operational readiness of the U.S. sea-based nuclear deterrent. She manages the acquisition lifecycle for critical engineering and integration services related to submarine-launched ballistic missiles, strategic weapons systems, and associated command, control, and communications infrastructure. Her work directly enables systems engineering, test and evaluation, and sustainment activities essential to national strategic deterrence, with a focus on high-assurance, mission-critical technical solutions. Jones maintains long-standing relationships with principal defense contractors including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc., Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc., and JRC Integrated Systems, LLC. These partnerships are centered on complex, high-integrity engineering services requiring stringent security protocols and systems integration expertise. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical excellence, risk mitigation, and sustained collaboration with industry leaders capable of delivering classified and sensitive capabilities under tight operational timelines. All of her acquisitions are awarded under open competition with no set-asides, reflecting the mission-critical nature and specialized technical demands of strategic deterrent systems. This reflects a deliberate focus on access to the broadest pool of qualified, high-capacity contractors with proven experience in nuclear-grade systems engineering and defense infrastructure, rather than socioeconomic preferences. Her procurement portfolio is exclusively focused on NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), encompassing systems engineering, technical analysis, integration, test support, and lifecycle sustainment for strategic weapons platforms. She consistently procures advanced engineering services requiring deep expertise in nuclear weapons systems, secure communications architectures, and defense-grade software development—domains where precision, reliability, and national security compliance are non-negotiable.