Caroldine Rabb

Caroldine Rabb serves as a key procurement professional within the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) at the Minneapolis, MN office, supporting the agency’s mission to protect U.S. agricultural systems from biological threats. Responsible for managing acquisition strategies for critical operational support services, Rabb oversees contracts aligned with scientific surveillance, diagnostic infrastructure, and biosecurity operations. Their procurement portfolio primarily focuses on business association services that enable administrative, logistical, and technical coordination essential to APHIS’s field and laboratory missions, ensuring seamless execution of national plant and animal health programs. Rabb maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors, including Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC; Thorobred Aviation Maintenance, Inc.; Trace First Limited; and AR6 Construction & Engineering, LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for specialized service providers capable of delivering niche technical, aviation, and facility support solutions under stringent federal compliance standards. The recurring engagement with these vendors indicates a pattern of sustained collaboration based on demonstrated reliability, regulatory adherence, and mission-specific expertise rather than competitive bidding alone. Rabb’s procurement activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on selecting the most qualified vendors regardless of business size or certification status, prioritizing mission-critical performance and operational continuity over mandated small business preferences. The primary NAICS classification underpinning Rabb’s acquisitions is 813910—Business Associations—indicating a focus on administrative, membership, and operational support services for professional and scientific organizations. This specialization suggests deep familiarity with the procurement of non-clinical, infrastructure-enabling services such as coordination, data management, and logistical support essential to APHIS’s broader biosecurity and surveillance initiatives.