Angela B. Wingert

Angela B. Wingert serves as a Contracting Officer within the Agricultural Research Service’s Office of Acquisition and Procurement, where she plays a pivotal role in enabling the nation’s agricultural science mission through strategic procurement of mission-critical infrastructure and technical services. She manages complex acquisitions for laboratory instrumentation, research facility construction, and specialized engineering support, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations while aligning contracts with ARS’s priorities in crop science, pest management, and research facility integrity. Her work directly supports the operational readiness of federal research sites by securing high-precision equipment and construction services essential to advancing agricultural innovation. Wingert maintains consistent working relationships with key vendors including Lab Leasing Co. of Stevensville, MD, and Boh Environmental, L.L.C., who provide specialized laboratory leasing solutions and environmental compliance services critical to ARS research operations. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for established contractors with proven technical expertise in scientific infrastructure and environmental systems, fostering long-term partnerships grounded in performance reliability and regulatory adherence. These relationships are cultivated through competitive solicitation processes that emphasize technical evaluation and past performance. Her contracting portfolio demonstrates a strong emphasis on open competition, with 82.6% of awards issued without set-asides, reflecting the technical specificity and scale of required services. Nevertheless, she actively supports socioeconomic goals, consistently allocating 13.0% of awards to Total Small Business Set-Asides and 4.3% to Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, ensuring broad vendor participation while maintaining mission-critical standards. Wingert’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), which accounts for nearly half of her portfolio, alongside significant activity in engineering services (541330) and architectural design (541310). She regularly procures facility upgrades, laboratory renovations, and integrated technical systems to sustain modern agricultural research environments, demonstrating deep expertise in construction lifecycle management and scientific facility procurement.