Anazette Andrews

Anazette Andrews serves as the primary procurement lead for NIH A E Construction, overseeing the acquisition of critical infrastructure and facility support services essential to the National Institutes of Health’s biomedical research mission. She manages a diverse portfolio of construction, utility modernization, and facility maintenance contracts, ensuring compliance with federal building codes, safety standards, and operational continuity requirements. Her work directly supports the agency’s strategic priorities in upgrading laboratory environments, enhancing utility resilience, and sustaining high-performance research facilities through timely and compliant contracting practices. While specific contractor relationships are not publicly enumerated, Andrews engages with a broad spectrum of vendors specializing in facility construction, environmental remediation, and industrial control systems. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting and lifecycle cost analysis, fostering long-term partnerships with firms capable of delivering complex, mission-critical infrastructure solutions under stringent federal regulatory frameworks. She prioritizes technical competency and regulatory adherence in vendor selection, working closely with project engineers and facility managers to align acquisition outcomes with scientific operational needs. Andrews demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with over 22% of her contracting activity directed toward small business set-asides, including Total Small Business, 8(a), and Women-Owned Small Business programs. While the majority of her acquisitions remain open to full and open competition, her consistent use of set-asides reflects a deliberate strategy to expand economic opportunity and diversify the supplier base supporting federal research infrastructure. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS codes related to building exterior construction, remediation services, and industrial process control systems, reflecting her specialization in facility modernization and environmental compliance. She frequently procures services involving hazardous material abatement, utility system upgrades, and precision instrumentation for research environments, demonstrating deep technical fluency in the intersection of construction, environmental science, and laboratory operations.