Ashley Korahaes

Ashley Korahaes serves as a key procurement professional within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), supporting the acquisition of advanced scientific instrumentation and navigational systems critical to marine and atmospheric research. Responsible for managing complex procurements under FAR Part 15, Korahaes specializes in securing high-precision sensors, oceanographic monitoring equipment, and aeronautical navigation technologies that enable NOAA’s mission of environmental observation and predictive modeling. Their work directly supports the deployment of autonomous buoys, satellite-derived data systems, and coastal resilience infrastructure, ensuring the agency maintains cutting-edge operational capabilities through strategic contracting. Korahaes maintains consistent partnerships with a focused cohort 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 relationships reflect a preference for specialized technical vendors with proven expertise in environmental instrumentation, data acquisition systems, and research support services. The contracting pattern emphasizes long-term collaboration with firms capable of delivering custom-engineered solutions aligned with NOAA’s rigorous scientific standards and field deployment requirements. All acquisitions managed by Korahaes are fully set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5, demonstrating an unwavering commitment to socioeconomic inclusion and small business development. There is no use of large business set-asides or unrestricted competitions; every solicitation is structured to maximize opportunities for small, technically capable firms. This pattern reinforces NOAA’s mandate to foster innovation through diverse vendor participation while ensuring mission-critical capabilities remain within the small business ecosystem. The procurement portfolio is exclusively aligned with NAICS 334511, focusing on the manufacturing and integration of search, detection, navigation, guidance, and nautical system instruments. Korahaes consistently acquires high-sensitivity ocean sensors, radar systems, GPS-enabled buoys, and atmospheric profiling equipment—technologies essential to NOAA’s operational forecasting, marine ecosystem monitoring, and climate data collection programs. Their expertise lies at the intersection of defense-grade instrumentation and environmental science, ensuring acquisitions meet both technical and regulatory compliance standards.