Courtney Shaw

Courtney Shaw serves as a Contract Specialist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), where she plays a pivotal role in executing procurement strategies that support the agency’s mission to advance measurement science, standards development, and technological innovation. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions spanning facility construction, engineering services, and specialized laboratory equipment procurement, ensuring compliance with federal contracting regulations and alignment with NIST’s strategic priorities in semiconductors, advanced manufacturing, and scientific infrastructure. Her work directly enables the agency’s capacity to deliver precision-critical research capabilities to federal, academic, and industrial partners. Shaw maintains established relationships with key contractors including Quality Biological, Inc., ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND LABORATORIES (ATL) INTERNATIONAL, INC., and PHYSICAL ELECTRONICS USA, INC., among others. These partnerships reflect a consistent focus on vendors capable of delivering high-precision scientific instruments, specialized laboratory supplies, and technical services critical to NIST’s research operations. Her contracting approach emphasizes vendor reliability, technical expertise, and regulatory compliance, fostering long-term collaborations with suppliers who meet stringent quality and calibration standards required for federal scientific missions. A significant portion of her acquisitions—40%—are set aside for total small business participation under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals. While no other specific set-asides (e.g., 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB) dominate her portfolio, her consistent use of small business set-asides underscores a deliberate strategy to expand opportunities for qualified small firms supporting federal science and infrastructure. Her procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS categories including 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), 541310 (Architectural Services), and 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors), reflecting NIST’s ongoing facility modernization and laboratory expansion initiatives. She also regularly procures engineering services (541330) and power/communication infrastructure (237130), indicating deep engagement with technical domains requiring precise environmental controls, utility reliability, and compliance with federal building codes for high-sensitivity research environments.