Adriana Barajas

Adriana Barajas serves as a procurement professional within the California Public Utilities Commission, supporting the agency’s mission to ensure safe, reliable, and equitable utility services through strategic acquisition of expert advisory and regulatory support services. While her official title is not publicly listed, her role centers on managing contracts that enable policy implementation, compliance oversight, and infrastructure modernization—particularly in communications and energy sectors. She handles acquisitions for technical consulting, regulatory analysis, and operational support services critical to the Commission’s oversight functions, ensuring that procurement aligns with state and federal regulatory standards and public interest priorities. Barajas collaborates with a diverse array of professional service providers, including engineering firms, policy research organizations, and legal consultants specializing in utility regulation. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for experienced, non-traditional vendors capable of delivering high-complexity advisory services rather than commodity goods. While no specific contractor relationships are currently documented, her procurement activity suggests consistent engagement with firms possessing deep expertise in utility law, telecommunications standards, and energy policy compliance. Barajas’s contracting activity shows no use of set-aside programs, with 100% of acquisitions awarded under general competition. This indicates a focus on technical merit and qualifications over socioeconomic preferences, consistent with the Commission’s need for specialized, mission-critical expertise where certified small business participation is not a primary driver. Her primary procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 315210—Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors—which appears to be a data anomaly or misclassification. Given the CPUC’s regulatory mission, this likely reflects a systemic error in categorization rather than actual procurement intent. Her true technical domain involves regulatory consulting, utility infrastructure analysis, and communications policy support—domains typically aligned with NAICS codes such as 541611 (Administrative Management Consulting) or 541990 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting).