Alicia Baltimore

Alicia Baltimore supports the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Acquisition and Grant Services in executing mission-critical procurement activities that sustain the agency’s regulatory science infrastructure. She manages acquisitions for advanced scientific services and digital infrastructure essential to drug safety evaluations, laboratory operations, and medical device oversight. Her portfolio centers on technical services that enable high-precision analytical capabilities, including data processing, software solutions, and specialized research support, ensuring the FDA maintains its scientific integrity and operational readiness in public health protection. Her primary contractor relationships include TRANQUIL CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CONSULTING SERVICES LLC, TOXICOLOGIC PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES INC, and PROGENICS PHARMACEUTICALS INC, reflecting a focus on niche scientific and clinical research support providers. These partnerships are typically formed through competitive, non-set-aside procurements, indicating a preference for subject-matter expertise over socioeconomic categorization. Her contracting patterns suggest deep engagement with vendors offering specialized toxicology, clinical trial support, and pharmaceutical research services, often requiring rigorous compliance with FDA regulatory standards. While the majority of her acquisitions—88.9%—are conducted without set-asides, she maintains a consistent 11.1% allocation to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured commitment to small business participation without compromising technical requirements. Her approach prioritizes capability and compliance, aligning socioeconomic goals with the agency’s need for high-caliber scientific support. Her procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 541519 (Other Computer Related Services) and 513210 (Software Publishers), reflecting strong demand for bioinformatics, data analytics, and regulatory software tools. She also procures computing infrastructure services under NAICS 518210 and specialized training under NAICS 611630, indicating a broad technical domain spanning laboratory automation, data management, and workforce development in regulatory science.