Angela Lower

Angela Lower serves as a Contracting Officer within the Cincinnati Acquisition Division of the Environmental Protection Agency, where she manages the procurement of critical environmental science and regulatory support services. Her portfolio centers on acquiring technical expertise, analytical instrumentation, and operational services that enable evidence-based environmental decision-making. She specializes in complex acquisitions involving environmental consulting, laboratory testing, and engineering services, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations while aligning with the agency’s mission to advance environmental protection through science-driven solutions. Angela maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including BIOSPYDER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Boh Environmental, L.L.C., VERINA CONSULTING GROUP LLC, and GREENLIFETECH CORP, among others. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with demonstrated technical proficiency in environmental analysis, compliance support, and laboratory services. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, leveraging competitive solicitation methods to ensure quality, innovation, and accountability from vendors delivering high-stakes environmental monitoring and remediation capabilities. While the majority of her acquisitions—83.3%—are conducted without set-asides, Angela demonstrates a measurable commitment to small business participation, with 12.5% of awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5 and 4.2% awarded through 8(a) competed pathways. Her socioeconomic contracting patterns reflect a balanced strategy that prioritizes market competition while intentionally expanding opportunities for certified small disadvantaged businesses in the environmental services sector. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 541611 (Administrative Management Consulting), 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services), and 541330 (Engineering Services), underscoring her expertise in procuring technical advisory, environmental assessment, and site remediation solutions. She frequently engages vendors providing laboratory testing services, environmental data analysis, and institutional construction support, reinforcing the division’s reliance on specialized, science-based contractors to fulfill its regulatory and research obligations.