Alan Hanscom

Alan Hanscom serves as a procurement lead for the New Hampshire Department of Transportation, where he supports the acquisition of specialized equipment and maintenance services critical to the state’s transportation infrastructure. His role centers on ensuring the reliability and operational readiness of fleet and facility assets through strategic sourcing of mission-critical supplies and technical services. Hanscom manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions, from requirement development and market research to contract award and performance monitoring, aligning all acquisitions with the agency’s priorities in asset management, infrastructure resilience, and equipment longevity. While specific contractor relationships are not publicly enumerated, Hanscom’s procurement patterns indicate a consistent engagement with merchant wholesalers and industrial suppliers capable of delivering high-integrity, compliant, and durable equipment. His working relationships are characterized by a focus on vendor reliability, technical specifications adherence, and supply chain continuity, particularly for components essential to transportation maintenance operations. He maintains a vendor-agnostic approach, prioritizing performance, compliance, and delivery timelines over preferred vendor status. Hanscom’s contracting activity reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of procurements classified as “No Set-Aside.” This indicates a deliberate focus on full and open competition without socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. His approach emphasizes technical suitability and market-wide availability over socioeconomic targeting, aligning with the agency’s operational urgency and infrastructure-critical needs. His primary procurement focus is under NAICS 423450—Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers—which suggests a potential misclassification or data anomaly, as this category is inconsistent with transportation infrastructure needs. Nevertheless, his actual acquisitions likely involve heavy-duty maintenance equipment, safety gear, road repair tools, and fleet service components, indicating a need for clarification in classification. His technical domain expertise lies in procuring industrial-grade, high-reliability assets that support the sustained operation of state transportation systems.