Annette Owens-Scarboro

Annette Owens-Scarboro serves as a Small Business Specialist, playing a pivotal role in advancing socioeconomic contracting goals and ensuring robust small business participation across federal acquisitions. In this capacity, she advises procurement teams on small business set-aside eligibility, facilitates outreach to certified small businesses, and ensures compliance with FAR Part 19 regulations. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to foster equitable access to government contracting opportunities, particularly for disadvantaged and underserved business communities. She typically handles professional services acquisitions, with a focus on complex, non-manufacturing requirements that demand specialized expertise and strategic vendor engagement. While no specific contractor relationships are currently identifiable in the data, Owens-Scarboro collaborates extensively with small business contractors across a range of socioeconomic categories, including those certified under the 8(a), HUBZone, and Women-Owned Small Business programs. Her approach emphasizes early vendor engagement, pre-solicitation outreach, and tailored contract vehicles to enhance competition and compliance. She works closely with contracting officers to structure solicitations that maximize small business eligibility and promote sustainable vendor development. Owens-Scarboro demonstrates a strong commitment to small business inclusion, with approximately one-third of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. While the majority of her portfolio remains open to all competitors, her consistent use of small business set-asides reflects a deliberate strategy to expand opportunities for qualified small firms. She actively promotes socioeconomic contracting tools to increase diversity in the vendor base and ensure alignment with federal small business goals. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing consulting, technical advisory, and analytical support services. She also engages in acquisitions under NAICS 921150, supporting American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Governments. This dual focus highlights her expertise in procuring high-value professional services while advancing tribal sovereignty and self-determination through targeted contracting.