Billie Lenear

Billie Lenear serves as a key procurement professional within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, supporting critical biosecurity and environmental protection missions. Responsible for managing acquisition programs aligned with APHIS’s mandate to safeguard U.S. agricultural systems from invasive pests and pathogens, Lenear specializes in contracting for waste management and biohazard containment services essential to field operations and laboratory safety. Their acquisitions directly enable the agency’s surveillance, decontamination, and disposal protocols, ensuring compliance with federal environmental and biosafety standards. Lenear maintains consistent contracting relationships with a focused group of specialized vendors, including AEROSPACE & COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, THOROUGHBRED AVIATION MAINTENANCE, INC., TRACE FIRST LIMITED, and AR6 CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for niche service providers capable of delivering hazardous waste collection, specialized decontamination, and infrastructure support tailored to high-risk agricultural environments. The working relationship pattern suggests a reliance on repeat contractors with proven expertise in regulated environmental services and federal compliance frameworks. All procurements managed by Lenear are awarded under a 100% Small Business Set-Aside designation per FAR 19.5, demonstrating a robust and unwavering commitment to small business participation. This pattern underscores a strategic emphasis on empowering small, capable firms with the technical agility to meet APHIS’s dynamic operational needs, particularly those owned by underrepresented communities or operating in underserved geographies. The primary NAICS focus is 562119 (Other Waste Collection), indicating deep specialization in non-hazardous and regulated waste handling services critical to APHIS’s field response and diagnostic operations. Lenear’s procurement portfolio centers on collection, transportation, treatment, and disposal of biological and agricultural waste, requiring contractors with expertise in pathogen containment, chain-of-custody documentation, and EPA-compliant logistics. This technical domain demands precise alignment with federal biosecurity standards and environmental regulatory frameworks.