April Merriwether

April N. Merriwether serves as a procurement professional responsible for managing complex service acquisitions across a diverse portfolio of technical and professional services. Her role centers on executing full lifecycle contracting processes in alignment with federal acquisition regulations, ensuring compliance, competition, and mission alignment. She routinely handles requirements related to veterinary services, computer systems design, and administrative management consulting, often coordinating with technical stakeholders to define performance-based statements of work. Her acquisitions are predominantly non-set-aside, reflecting a strategic emphasis on open competition while maintaining rigorous evaluation standards for technical merit and past performance. Merriwether’s contractor relationships span a broad spectrum of vendors, primarily engaging firms with demonstrated expertise in IT services, systems design, and management consulting. She works closely with both large-capability contractors and small businesses that possess niche technical capabilities, fostering partnerships grounded in performance accountability and regulatory compliance. Her contracting approach emphasizes transparency and fair competition, with a preference for vendors who can deliver scalable, results-driven solutions under performance-based contracting frameworks. While the vast majority of her acquisitions—95.5%—are conducted without set-asides, she consistently allocates 4.5% of her portfolio to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured but intentional commitment to small business participation. Her socioeconomic contracting patterns reflect a balanced approach: prioritizing competition while ensuring eligible small businesses have meaningful access to opportunities within her designated NAICS categories. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541940 (Veterinary Services), where she manages contracts for animal health and diagnostic support, followed by IT services under 541519 and 541512, including custom software development and systems integration. She also frequently procures administrative management consulting services under 541611, indicating deep expertise in operational efficiency and mission support services within technical and scientific domains.