Andrew Rankin

Andrew Rankin serves as the primary procurement lead for the Battelle Energy Alliance–DOE Center, overseeing the acquisition of mission-critical infrastructure and technical services that support the Department of Energy’s national security and scientific innovation priorities. He manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on nuclear energy systems, advanced materials research, and high-performance computing infrastructure, ensuring alignment with federal standards for safety, resilience, and technological modernization. His role involves end-to-end acquisition planning, solicitation development, and contract administration for complex, mission-sensitive procurements that require strict compliance with DOE and NRC regulatory frameworks. Rankin’s contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor and long-term operational reliability over cost-driven outcomes. He routinely engages with specialized vendors in nuclear engineering, analytical instrumentation, and data infrastructure sectors, fostering partnerships with firms possessing DOE-approved security clearances and experience in federal research facility support. While no single contractor dominates his portfolio, his procurement patterns reflect a preference for vendors with proven track records in nuclear-grade systems, radiation-hardened computing, and high-temperature materials fabrication, often requiring rigorous qualification and performance validation processes. Rankin’s contracting activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of procurements conducted under full and open competition. This reflects the highly specialized nature of the technologies and services required, where only a limited pool of qualified contractors possesses the necessary expertise, security protocols, or facility certifications. As a result, socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB are not applicable to his acquisition portfolio, though he remains compliant with all federal small business reporting requirements. His primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 221113 for nuclear power generation systems, 518210 for high-performance computing and data center infrastructure, and 334516 for analytical laboratory instrumentation. He frequently acquires custom-engineered heat exchangers, radiation detection systems, and materials testing equipment essential to advanced nuclear science and energy storage research, demonstrating deep technical fluency in nuclear engineering, materials science, and scientific instrumentation procurement.