Angelica Torres

Angelica Torres serves as a Contract Specialist, Contractor, supporting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in executing mission-critical procurements aligned with its scientific and environmental stewardship objectives. In this role, she manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for engineering services that underpin NOAA’s oceanic, atmospheric, and coastal research initiatives, including data collection systems, modeling platforms, and instrumentation integration. Her work ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while advancing the agency’s strategic priorities in climate resilience and marine ecosystem protection. Torres specializes in complex, technical procurements requiring deep domain expertise in environmental engineering and geospatial analysis. She maintains consistent working relationships with a select group 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 preference for organizations with proven capabilities in environmental science, systems engineering, and data analytics. Torres fosters collaborative, performance-based contracting relationships that emphasize technical rigor, compliance, and mission alignment, often leveraging long-term contract vehicles to streamline recurring requirements. Torres demonstrates a steadfast commitment to socioeconomic diversity in contracting, with 100% of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. She consistently prioritizes small business participation, ensuring opportunities for firms certified under various socioeconomic programs, including SBA 8(a), HUBZone, and Women-Owned Small Business categories. Her procurement patterns reflect a deliberate strategy to expand the pool of qualified small businesses capable of supporting NOAA’s technical missions. Her primary focus lies in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), where she procures specialized technical services including environmental modeling, sensor deployment, remote sensing analysis, and coastal infrastructure design. These acquisitions support NOAA’s operational needs in weather forecasting, marine habitat monitoring, and climate data assimilation, requiring contractors with advanced expertise in applied earth systems science and federal compliance frameworks.