Christie Lang

Christie Lang supports the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in executing mission-critical procurement activities aligned with the agency’s scientific and operational imperatives. While their formal title is not specified, their procurement role centers on acquiring specialized equipment, technical services, and maintenance solutions essential to NOAA’s oceanic, atmospheric, and coastal monitoring systems. They manage a diverse portfolio of acquisitions including instrumentation repair, precision manufacturing, and environmental monitoring technologies, ensuring alignment with federal acquisition regulations and technical specifications required for high-stakes environmental data collection and forecasting operations. Lang maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors, including 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 preference for specialized service providers with expertise in environmental compliance, precision engineering, and research support. The contracting patterns indicate sustained, repeat engagements with vendors capable of delivering niche technical capabilities, suggesting a focus on reliability, technical specificity, and long-term operational continuity rather than broad-based commodity procurement. A significant portion of Lang’s acquisitions—38.5%—are set aside for total small business participation under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a clear commitment to fostering small business involvement in NOAA’s technical ecosystem. While no other socioeconomic set-asides (e.g., 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB) dominate, the consistent reliance on small business contractors underscores a strategic emphasis on innovation, agility, and regional economic development within the federal procurement framework. Lang’s procurement focus is concentrated in niche NAICS categories including 811210 for electronic and precision equipment repair, 332618 for fabricated wire products, 333310 for commercial machinery, 334514 for fluid metering devices, and 314994 for marine-grade cordage and fabric mills. These categories reflect deep technical domain expertise in maintaining and supplying hardware critical to NOAA’s sensor networks, buoy systems, and coastal infrastructure, underscoring a procurement profile rooted in applied environmental engineering and field-deployable technology.