Aileen Arrighi

Aileen Arrighi serves as the primary procurement lead for Brooks County Schools, overseeing the acquisition of essential goods and services that sustain the operational integrity of public educational facilities. In this role, she ensures that procurement activities align with the agency’s mission to provide safe, modern, and technologically enabled learning environments. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracts—from needs assessment and solicitation to award and compliance—focusing on non-construction support services that directly enable school functionality. She handles a diverse range of acquisitions, including office supplies, IT support, waste management, and translation services, ensuring alignment with state and federal procurement regulations. While no specific contractor relationships are currently documented, Arrighi engages with a broad spectrum of vendors to meet the district’s operational needs, fostering competitive bidding processes that prioritize reliability, compliance, and service quality. Her procurement approach emphasizes transparency and efficiency, with a preference for established merchant wholesalers and specialized service providers capable of delivering consistent, scalable solutions across multiple school sites. Arrighi’s contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of procurements designated as “No Set-Aside.” This indicates a focus on merit-based selection rather than socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. While small business participation is not formally prioritized through set-asides, her process remains accessible to all qualified vendors, encouraging broad market participation. Her primary procurement focus lies in five NAICS categories: stationery and office supplies wholesale, other computer-related services, miscellaneous food manufacturing, translation and interpretation services, and solid waste collection. This diverse portfolio underscores her expertise in supporting both administrative and facility-based operations, ensuring schools are equipped with essential consumables, technology services, sanitation, and language support to meet the needs of a diverse student population.