Melissa A. Jehle

Melissa A. Jehle serves as a key procurement professional within the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, supporting the acquisition of advanced geospatial intelligence capabilities critical to national defense and operational decision-making. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on analytical systems, digital terrain modeling, and automated mapping technologies, ensuring the agency’s mission to deliver timely, precise geospatial intelligence to warfighters and intelligence analysts. Her work centers on securing specialized technical services that enhance NGA’s capacity to process, analyze, and disseminate imagery and geospatial data across classified and unclassified environments. Jehle maintains consistent partnerships with leading technology providers including ESRI, L3Harris Technologies, Garmin International, Dynamic Gravity Systems LLC, and Voyager Search. These relationships reflect a preference for established vendors with proven expertise in geospatial software development, satellite imagery processing, and real-time mapping solutions. Her contracting patterns indicate a reliance on vendors capable of delivering integrated, scalable systems that support mission-critical applications in both military and disaster response contexts. Her procurement activity shows no reliance on socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on technical capability and mission readiness over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with NGA’s need for rapid deployment of high-performance geospatial tools. Jehle’s primary NAICS focus areas include 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services), and 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services), underscoring her specialization in bespoke geospatial analytics, algorithm development, and system integration. She routinely procures advanced mapping platforms, terrain modeling software, and automated imagery analysis tools, demonstrating deep expertise in the technical domains of geospatial intelligence, remote sensing, and defense-oriented data systems.