Benjamin Zaslow

Benjamin Zaslow serves as a key procurement professional within the Federal Highway Administration’s 693JJ3 Acquisition and Grants Management unit, where he supports the agency’s mission to enhance national transportation infrastructure through technically rigorous, research-driven acquisitions. He manages a portfolio of contracts focused on engineering services, transportation research, and operational consulting, ensuring that federal investments in highway safety and resilience are grounded in evidence-based solutions. His work directly enables the procurement of specialized technical services that inform infrastructure design, data analytics, and system performance evaluation. Zaslow maintains strong working relationships with leading institutions such as the University of California, Los Angeles, and K & M Transportation Services LLC, reflecting a balanced approach to partnering with both academic research entities and niche transportation service providers. His contracting patterns emphasize long-term, performance-based engagements that leverage subject-matter expertise in mobility systems, traffic modeling, and infrastructure diagnostics, often resulting in multi-year task orders under basic ordering agreements. His procurement strategy prioritizes open competition, with 70.6% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions, while maintaining a deliberate commitment to small business participation. He consistently awards contracts to total small business set-asides, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, and 8(a) competed opportunities, demonstrating alignment with federal socioeconomic goals without compromising technical quality or competition. Zaslow’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541712 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences) and 541330 (Engineering Services), with additional emphasis on testing laboratories and professional technical services. He routinely procures advanced analytical tools, sensor-based monitoring systems, and engineering consulting services critical to modernizing highway infrastructure, reflecting deep expertise in transportation systems engineering and applied research procurement.