Christine Crouse

Christine Crouse serves as a Contracting Officer within the IBC Acquisition Services Directorate (140D04) of the Department of the Interior’s Departmental Offices, where she manages the acquisition of specialized professional and technical services critical to federal land management and resource stewardship. Her portfolio centers on securing expert support in real estate valuation, aviation logistics, scientific research, and systems design to sustain public trust assets and infrastructure integrity. Crouse oversees full lifecycle contracting activities—from market research and solicitation development to award and performance monitoring—ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while advancing the agency’s mission of modernizing land management capabilities through targeted procurement. She maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including Phoenix Air Group, Inc., Papillon Airways Inc., Brainerd Helicopters, Inc., HMC Helicopter Service LLC, and Mathematica Inc., primarily engaging firms with deep domain expertise in aviation operations, data analytics, and technical consulting. These partnerships reflect a preference for established, mission-aligned vendors capable of delivering high-complexity, mission-critical services under time-sensitive operational constraints, often involving federal air operations and geospatial analysis. Crouse’s contracting activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition, indicating a strategic emphasis on technical capability and performance history over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is not formally prioritized through set-asides, her procurements remain open to all qualified offerors, ensuring competitive rigor and value-driven outcomes. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services), followed by 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services), 561410 (Document Preparation Services), 611430 (Professional and Management Development Training), and 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing). These reflect a technical domain expertise in systems integration, operational logistics, data management, and workforce development, supporting complex federal land and resource stewardship missions.