Andrea Talbert

Andrea Talbert serves as a procurement professional within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), supporting the agency’s mission to advance environmental science through strategic acquisitions of technical equipment, research services, and operational infrastructure. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on scientific instrumentation, environmental monitoring systems, and data collection platforms essential to NOAA’s oceanographic, atmospheric, and coastal research programs. Her work ensures the timely acquisition of mission-critical technologies that enable predictive modeling, climate resilience initiatives, and marine ecosystem protection, aligning procurement activities with federal scientific and operational priorities. Talbert maintains consistent relationships with a range of contractors, including WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD, TRONCONI SEGARRA & ASSOCIATES LLP, JNB SERVICES LLC, PURE ENVIRO-MANAGEMENT, LLC, and THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO. These partnerships reflect a blend of academic research support, specialized environmental consulting, and technical service provision. Her contracting patterns emphasize collaboration with firms capable of delivering high-precision analytical instruments, environmental compliance services, and data management solutions tailored to federal scientific standards. Her procurement approach prioritizes open competition, with 84.6% of awards issued without set-asides, while maintaining a deliberate 15.4% focus on Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This balance underscores a commitment to broad market access while ensuring small business participation where capacity and capability align with technical requirements. Talbert’s primary NAICS focus areas include 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) and 721110 (Hotels and Motels), indicating procurement of sophisticated environmental sensors and field support infrastructure, alongside logistical and operational accommodations for remote research deployments. Additional activity in 541990 and 333415 reveals expertise in securing professional scientific services and climate-adaptive HVAC systems for field stations and laboratories, demonstrating a nuanced understanding of the technical and environmental demands of NOAA’s operational footprint.