Jessie Garcia

Mrs. Jessie Garcia serves as a Contracting Officer for the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), where she is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions to support K-12 educational services for military-connected students. Her role encompasses the solicitation, evaluation, award, and administration of contracts aligned with DoDEA’s mission of delivering high-quality, equitable education in globally dispersed locations. She primarily handles acquisitions for instructional technology, curriculum development, and educational support services, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and DoD-specific procurement policies. Mrs. Garcia maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, CORETECH CONSULTING INC., EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES LLC, RESIDENTIAL ENHANCEMENTS, INC., and FGI SOLUTIONS LLC. These partnerships are primarily centered on educational content delivery, digital learning platforms, and facility-related support services. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, clear statement of work development, and long-term vendor collaboration to sustain operational continuity across DoDEA’s international and domestic school networks. Mrs. Garcia’s procurement portfolio reflects a 100% no set-aside preference, indicating a focus on full and open competition without socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB. While she does not prioritize designated small business programs, her contracting decisions are guided by merit-based evaluation criteria and value-driven outcomes, ensuring the most capable vendors are selected to meet DoDEA’s mission-critical needs. Her primary procurement activity is concentrated under NAICS 511130—Software Publishers—reflecting a deep specialization in digital learning systems, curriculum management platforms, educational software, and related technology-enabled instructional services. This technical focus underscores her expertise in procuring scalable, secure, and interoperable educational technologies tailored to the unique operational demands of DoDEA’s global school system.