SFC Jacobsen, Jovanee D.

SFC Jacobsen, Jovanee D. serves as a key procurement lead within the 0413 Aq Hq Contract Augmented unit under the Department of the Army, responsible for managing acquisition strategies that sustain expeditionary and garrisoned military operations. Her role centers on securing essential life support, mobility, and infrastructure-enabling services critical to Army installations in austere environments. She handles a diverse portfolio of contracts for equipment rental, transportation, and base operations support, ensuring mission readiness through timely and compliant procurement actions aligned with Army logistics doctrine and FAR guidelines. Jacobsen maintains consistent working relationships with specialized vendors including MATSON NAVIGATION COMPANY, INC. for strategic transportation and logistics support, and ARABIC INTERPRETERS LLC for critical language services in operational theaters. These partnerships reflect a focus on niche-capable providers with proven expertise in expeditionary environments, often requiring tailored contract vehicles such as IDIQs and blanket purchase agreements to meet dynamic field demands. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, cultural competence, and operational adaptability in vendor selection. A strong advocate for small business participation, Jacobsen consistently structures solicitations to maximize socioeconomic opportunities, with over 57% of her awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to engage small, disadvantaged, and veteran-owned firms capable of delivering specialized equipment rental and base operations services. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a sustained commitment to fostering competition and building a resilient small business supply chain aligned with DoD socioeconomic goals. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 532490 (Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing), accounting for 60% of her portfolio, alongside significant activity in construction and mining equipment leasing (532412) and hazardous waste treatment (562211). This technical specialization underscores her expertise in procuring mobile, field-deployable equipment and environmental compliance services essential to sustaining forward operating bases and training ranges.