Brent Frost

Brent Frost serves as a key procurement lead within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), supporting the agency’s mission to advance environmental science through the acquisition of critical technology and operational services. He manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on scientific instrumentation, data infrastructure, and technical support systems essential to oceanic and atmospheric monitoring. His acquisitions span hardware procurement, system maintenance, and communications platforms that enable NOAA’s real-time environmental sensing and predictive modeling capabilities. Frost operates within a framework aligned with federal acquisition regulations, ensuring compliance while prioritizing mission-critical delivery. His primary contractor relationships include Wisconsin Educational Communications Board, Tronconi Segarra & Associates LLP, JNB Services LLC, Pure Enviro-Management, LLC, and The Regents of the University of Colorado. These partnerships reflect a blend of specialized technical service providers, research institutions, and niche equipment vendors with expertise in environmental data systems, precision instrumentation repair, and communications infrastructure. Frost cultivates long-term vendor relationships grounded in technical proficiency and regulatory adherence, often engaging firms with demonstrated experience in federal science and environmental contracting. Frost demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with 80% of his acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5. This consistent emphasis on small business participation underscores his dedication to expanding opportunities for disadvantaged and community-based vendors in the environmental technology sector. His contracting patterns reflect a strategic alignment with federal goals to promote equitable access and innovation through small business engagement. His procurement focus centers on NAICS 334118 for computer peripheral equipment, NAICS 811210 for electronic repair and maintenance, and NAICS 721110 for lodging services supporting field operations. These categories reveal a technical domain expertise in sustaining field-deployed sensor networks, maintaining calibration-critical hardware, and enabling logistical support for remote monitoring stations—core enablers of NOAA’s observational infrastructure.