Alea Lampman

Alea Lampman serves as a procurement specialist within CalUsource, the centralized acquisition arm of the University of California system, where she facilitates strategic sourcing of educational and support services critical to campus operations and academic excellence. Her role centers on managing solicitations and contract awards aligned with the system’s mission to modernize infrastructure and enhance student and faculty support services. She typically handles complex, multi-year procurements for educational support services, language access solutions, and mental health-related infrastructure, ensuring compliance with state and federal procurement regulations while advancing institutional equity and operational efficiency. Lampman collaborates with a diverse array of vendors specializing in academic support, translation, and behavioral health services. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages firms with proven capacity in delivering scalable, high-quality services across multiple UC campuses. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for performance-based, outcome-driven agreements that emphasize service quality, accessibility, and scalability. She fosters long-term vendor partnerships grounded in transparency, competitive bidding, and adherence to UC procurement standards. Lampman’s contracting activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under open competition. This reflects a deliberate strategy to maximize vendor participation through broad market outreach rather than socioeconomic set-asides. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB preferences, her process ensures equitable access for all qualified vendors, emphasizing merit, capability, and value over categorical preferences. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 611710 (Educational Support Services), encompassing tutoring, academic advising, and student success programs, followed by 541930 (Translation and Interpretation Services) to support UC’s multilingual student population. She also regularly procures services under 611310 (Colleges and Universities) and 621330 (Mental Health Practitioners), demonstrating deep expertise in human services procurement within higher education. Her domain knowledge spans curriculum support systems, culturally competent counseling services, and language access frameworks critical to inclusive academic environments.