Craig Sager

Craig D. Sager serves as a Senior Contracting Officer responsible for managing complex procurement initiatives across specialized technical and agricultural domains. In this role, he ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while advancing mission-critical acquisitions through strategic sourcing, competitive bidding, and contract administration. His portfolio primarily encompasses research and development services, animal production operations, and support services such as telemarketing and blood/organ banking. Sager exercises full contracting authority for solicitation development, source selection, contract negotiation, and performance monitoring, ensuring alignment with agency objectives and statutory requirements. While specific contractor relationships are not currently identifiable in available data, Sager’s procurement patterns suggest engagement with a diverse range of vendors, including firms specializing in life sciences R&D, agricultural operations, and operational support services. His approach emphasizes merit-based competition and rigorous evaluation of technical capability, past performance, and cost realism, fostering transparent and accountable vendor partnerships across both large and small business sectors. Sager’s contracting activity reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of his awards issued under non-set-aside conditions. This indicates a focus on maximizing market competition rather than socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in his award profile, his consistent use of open solicitations ensures equitable access for all qualified offerors. His primary NAICS focus centers on 112990 (All Other Animal Production), reflecting expertise in livestock and non-traditional animal husbandry contracts, and 541712 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences), indicating deep familiarity with scientific services and laboratory support. Additional activity in 541720 (Social Sciences and Humanities R&D) and 621991 (Blood and Organ Banks) demonstrates a broad technical scope, requiring nuanced understanding of regulatory compliance, ethical standards, and operational logistics in sensitive public health and agricultural contexts.