Antoinette Coleman

Antoinette Coleman serves as a Contract Specialist responsible for managing the full lifecycle of acquisition actions within a federal entity focused on social sciences and humanities research. She ensures compliance with federal procurement regulations while executing competitive solicitations, evaluating proposals, and administering contracts for complex research services. Her role is central to advancing the agency’s mission of supporting evidence-based policy development and academic inquiry through strategic sourcing. She routinely handles task orders and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts for analytical, evaluative, and qualitative research services, often involving multi-year, performance-based requirements. While no specific contractor relationships are identifiable due to data limitations, Coleman’s procurement pattern indicates consistent engagement with a broad base of qualified vendors, including academic research institutions, think tanks, and specialized consulting firms. Her approach emphasizes fair and open competition, fostering transparent vendor interactions and maintaining rigorous standards for technical capability and past performance evaluation. She actively collaborates with program officers to align contract requirements with research objectives, ensuring deliverables meet federal standards for rigor and reproducibility. Coleman’s contracting portfolio reflects a 100% preference for non-set-aside awards, indicating a focus on open competition rather than socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. This suggests her acquisitions prioritize technical merit and subject matter expertise over socioeconomic criteria, though she remains compliant with all applicable small business participation goals under FAR Part 19. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541720—Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities—encompassing policy analysis, behavioral studies, survey design, ethnographic research, and program evaluation. She routinely procures services involving qualitative and mixed-methods research, data collection and analysis, and longitudinal studies, demonstrating deep familiarity with academic research methodologies and federal research compliance frameworks.