Alicia Kelly-Eslinger

Alicia Kelly-Eslinger serves as a procurement professional responsible for managing complex consulting and scientific services acquisitions, ensuring alignment with federal contracting regulations and mission-driven outcomes. She oversees the full lifecycle of contract actions—from market research and solicitation to award and administration—focusing on technical and analytical services that support operational efficiency and innovation. Her work is central to the agency’s mission of leveraging expert consulting capabilities to solve high-priority challenges in science, logistics, and process optimization, with a strong emphasis on compliance, competition, and socioeconomic goals. She maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of prime contractors, including JACKSON BOND ENTERPRISES, LLC, the UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, and ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION, reflecting a balanced portfolio of small business, academic, and corporate partners. Her contracting approach favors collaborative, performance-based engagements that emphasize deliverables tied to measurable outcomes, often involving long-term service agreements and task-order structures under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) vehicles. Kelly-Eslinger demonstrates a robust commitment to small business participation, with nearly three-quarters of her awards directed toward set-aside programs, including equal shares of 8(a) competed and total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. Her consistent use of 8(a) contracts signals a deliberate strategy to foster economic opportunity while maintaining rigorous competition standards. She actively prioritizes socioeconomic goals without compromising acquisition integrity. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS 541614 (process and logistics consulting), NAICS 541690 (other scientific and technical consulting), and NAICS 541715 (research and development in physical and life sciences). She regularly acquires services related to supply chain optimization, operational process redesign, and non-biotech scientific research, demonstrating deep domain expertise in engineering and systems-level consulting. Her work supports mission-critical functions requiring specialized analytical and technical advisory services.