Alison Santiago

Alison Santiago serves as a procurement professional within Sacramento County Procurement, playing a critical role in advancing the county’s mission to safeguard public safety and optimize municipal operations through strategic acquisitions. She manages the procurement lifecycle for industrial equipment, technical consulting, and facilities management solutions, with a primary focus on transportation equipment and supply chains. Her work ensures that county departments receive reliable, compliant, and mission-critical infrastructure to support public services, including transit systems, maintenance fleets, and logistics infrastructure. She operates within a framework of fiscal accountability and regulatory compliance, aligning all acquisitions with state and federal procurement standards. Santiago maintains collaborative relationships with a broad base of merchant wholesalers and specialized suppliers in the transportation equipment sector. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with vendors capable of delivering durable, standards-compliant hardware and integrated support services. Her procurement approach emphasizes vendor reliability, technical specifications alignment, and post-award performance monitoring, fostering long-term partnerships with firms that demonstrate consistent delivery and adherence to county specifications. Santiago’s contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open, non-set-aside competitions, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted under general commercial terms. This indicates a focus on competitive bidding based on technical merit and value rather than socioeconomic preferences, though she remains compliant with all federal and state small business reporting requirements. Her approach prioritizes efficiency and market-wide competition to ensure the county secures the highest quality equipment and services available. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 423860, encompassing merchant wholesalers of transportation equipment and supplies excluding motor vehicles. This includes procurement of specialized components such as traffic control systems, public transit maintenance tools, fleet support hardware, and infrastructure-related logistics equipment. Her domain expertise centers on industrial-grade, durable goods used in municipal operations, requiring deep technical understanding of performance standards, durability requirements, and compliance with DOT and Caltrans specifications.