Anna M. Barbuggiani

Anna M. Barbuggiani serves as a key procurement professional within the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), supporting the agency’s mission to deliver high-quality K-12 education to military-connected students worldwide. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on instructional technology, educational content development, and operational infrastructure services critical to sustaining DoDEA’s global school network. Her work ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement decisions with strategic educational outcomes, particularly in curriculum delivery and student support systems. Barbuggiani maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including AMD International Technologies LLC, CoreTech Consulting Inc., and Effective Communication Strategies LLC, among others. These partnerships reflect a preference for specialized vendors capable of delivering tailored educational technology solutions, communications services, and facility enhancements. Her contracting patterns indicate a reliance on firms with proven expertise in military community contexts, emphasizing reliability, scalability, and cultural competency in service delivery. Her procurement approach prioritizes small business participation, with approximately 31.3% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. While the majority of acquisitions remain open to all competitors, her consistent use of small business set-asides demonstrates a deliberate commitment to fostering economic opportunity and expanding vendor diversity within DoDEA’s supply chain. Barbuggiani’s primary NAICS focus areas include 511130 (Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers) and 511210 (Software Publishers), underscoring her specialization in educational content creation, digital learning platforms, and curriculum development tools. Additional procurement activity spans 541519 (Other Computer-Related Services) and 423420 (Office Equipment Wholesalers), reflecting a broad technical domain that integrates instructional software, hardware procurement, and support services essential to modern classroom environments.