Tracey Jones

Tracey Jones serves as a key procurement professional at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, supporting the acquisition of critical space systems and engineering services essential to the agency’s Earth observation and deep-space missions. Responsible for managing complex contract vehicles in support of scientific instrumentation, spacecraft integration, and advanced telecommunications infrastructure, Jones plays a pivotal role in translating mission objectives into executable procurement strategies. Her work ensures timely delivery of high-reliability systems that meet stringent NASA technical and compliance standards, aligning acquisitions with the center’s strategic priorities in climate science and space exploration. Jones maintains longstanding relationships with leading technical partners including Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Lincoln Laboratory, reflecting a preference for high-caliber, research-driven contractors with proven expertise in space systems engineering and mission-critical R&D. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term partnerships with organizations capable of delivering integrated solutions across hardware development, systems engineering, and software validation, often under cost-reimbursement or time-and-materials arrangements suited to high-risk, high-technical-uncertainty environments. There is no preference for socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven focus on technical excellence and mission readiness over socioeconomic targeting, prioritizing capability and performance above certification-based preferences. Her procurement portfolio is evenly split between NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services) and 336414 (Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing), underscoring her deep specialization in end-to-end space system acquisition—from systems engineering and test support to the manufacturing of flight-qualified spacecraft and payloads. She routinely procures advanced sensors, attitude control systems, radiation-hardened avionics, and deep-space communication hardware, demonstrating expertise in the technical domains of space systems integration and mission operations support.