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Aaron Curns serves as a Program Point of Contact for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, playing a critical role in bridging scientific mission needs with federal acquisition processes. He supports the planning, requirements development, and execution of procurements aligned with public health surveillance, laboratory diagnostics, and emergency response capabilities. While not a contracting officer, he acts as the primary liaison between technical teams and procurement staff, ensuring that acquisition strategies reflect operational priorities such as real-time data analytics, biosafety infrastructure, and outbreak response systems. His work directly enables the agency’s ability to rapidly mobilize resources during public health emergencies. Curns collaborates closely with a diverse array of contractors, including specialized firms in infectious disease diagnostics, bioinformatics platforms, and field-deployable laboratory equipment. He engages with vendors offering advanced genomic sequencing services, cloud-based epidemiological modeling tools, and supply chain logistics solutions tailored to high-containment environments. His working relationships are characterized by close technical coordination, iterative requirements refinement, and a focus on vendor responsiveness during time-sensitive public health events. While specific set-aside preferences are not publicly documented, his role within CDC’s mission-driven environment suggests alignment with federal priorities to promote small business participation, particularly among 8(a), HUBZone, and SDVOSB firms providing niche public health technologies. He supports procurement strategies that encourage innovation from underserved vendors capable of delivering specialized diagnostics, data integration services, and field-deployable health monitoring systems. Curns’ industry focus centers on NAICS categories related to scientific research and development, medical laboratory services, and information technology support for public health systems. He routinely oversees procurements for laboratory automation, biosurveillance software, diagnostic test kits, and real-time data analytics platforms. His technical expertise lies at the intersection of epidemiology, laboratory science, and digital health infrastructure, ensuring acquisitions meet stringent public health standards while enabling agile, evidence-based response capabilities.