Colleen L. King

Colleen L. King serves as a Contracting Officer responsible for managing complex acquisitions in scientific and technical research domains. She plays a pivotal role in executing the agency’s mission to advance innovation through competitive, compliant, and mission-aligned contracting practices. Her portfolio centers on full-life-cycle procurement of research and development services, including laboratory testing, engineering analysis, data modeling, and scientific instrumentation support. King ensures all acquisitions adhere to federal acquisition regulations, emphasize performance-based outcomes, and integrate sound risk management strategies to safeguard public investment in critical scientific initiatives. While specific contractor names are not disclosed in available records, King maintains a robust network of qualified vendors with proven technical capabilities in physical, engineering, and life sciences research. Her procurement approach prioritizes open competition and technical merit, fostering partnerships with firms capable of delivering high-complexity, low-volume R&D solutions under fixed-price and cost-reimbursement contract types. She engages with vendors through strategic sourcing events, industry days, and pre-solicitation outreach to ensure market awareness and foster innovation-driven proposals. King’s contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for unrestricted competition, with 100% of her awards issued under the “No Set-Aside” category. This indicates a deliberate focus on selecting the most technically capable offerors regardless of socioeconomic status, rather than reserving awards for specific small business categories. While she does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her approach remains fully compliant with all statutory small business goals through robust subcontracting opportunities and market-wide competition. Her primary focus is NAICS 541712—Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology). She routinely procures services involving experimental design, analytical instrumentation, computational modeling, and scientific data collection, working closely with firms possessing specialized laboratory facilities, engineering expertise, and subject-matter knowledge in fields such as materials science, environmental analysis, and applied physics.