Brandi Edmiston

Brandi Edmiston serves as a secondary procurement liaison within the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Office of Science and Technology, supporting the agency’s mission to modernize forensic and digital investigative capabilities. Though not a primary contracting officer, she plays a critical role in facilitating acquisition planning, vendor coordination, and contract administration for specialized equipment and technical services. Her work ensures alignment with FBI-JEH’s strategic priorities in forensic science, evidence integrity, and secure communications systems, particularly in the procurement of laboratory instrumentation and field-ready analytical tools. She typically handles low-to-mid complexity acquisitions requiring strict compliance with federal procurement regulations and technical specifications. Edmiston maintains consistent working relationships with key vendors including Vista Outdoor Sales LLC and Southern Police Equipment Company, Inc., both of which supply mission-critical law enforcement and forensic support equipment. Her procurement pattern reflects a preference for established vendors with proven track records in delivering ruggedized, forensically compliant hardware and accessories. These partnerships are characterized by repeat engagement and adherence to strict federal standards for chain-of-custody and evidence-handling systems, indicating a focus on reliability and regulatory compliance over broad market competition. She demonstrates an unwavering commitment to small business participation, with 100% of her assigned acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster innovation and capacity-building within the small business ecosystem serving federal law enforcement. Her contracting patterns consistently prioritize qualified small businesses capable of meeting the FBI’s stringent technical and security requirements for forensic and investigative support. Despite the agency’s focus on forensic and cyber-enabled investigations, her NAICS coding is exclusively aligned with 621111—Offices of Physicians—which suggests a potential system misclassification or administrative anomaly. The actual procurements she supports involve forensic lab equipment, digital evidence collection tools, and secure data analysis hardware, indicating a disconnect between classification and operational reality. Her work remains grounded in the technical demands of evidence processing and forensic science, not healthcare services.