Dana Arnold

Dana Arnold serves as the primary procurement lead for the Sat Team 2 FWS within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, overseeing the acquisition of critical infrastructure, equipment, and technical services essential to habitat restoration and wildlife conservation operations. Responsible for managing a diverse portfolio of contracts, Arnold ensures alignment with federal procurement regulations and agency mission priorities, including field maintenance, scientific monitoring, and operational readiness across national wildlife refuges and fishery sites. Their acquisitions span heavy machinery, analytical instrumentation, and specialized maintenance services, requiring deep technical understanding of field-scale conservation needs and compliance with Department of the Interior procurement policies. Arnold maintains strong working relationships with key contractors including EarthBalance Corporation, Coast Machinery LLC, Ontic Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc., John Deere Shared Services, LLC, and Life Technologies Corporation. These partnerships reflect a strategic focus on vendors capable of delivering durable, field-deployable equipment and precision maintenance services tailored to remote and ecologically sensitive environments. The contracting patterns indicate consistent collaboration with firms possessing proven expertise in conservation-grade machinery, environmental monitoring tools, and industrial repair services, ensuring mission-critical operational continuity. Set-aside preferences are heavily skewed toward unrestricted competitions, with 63.7% of awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides, reflecting a priority for technical capability and operational readiness. Nevertheless, Arnold demonstrates meaningful support for small business participation, with 35.5% of awards allocated under Total Small Business Set-Asides, and minimal but intentional use of Women-Owned and Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) set-asides, consistent with Department of the Interior socioeconomic goals. The procurement focus centers on NAICS categories including 811310 for commercial and industrial machinery repair, 333120 for construction machinery manufacturing, and 334516 for analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing. These reflect a technical domain expertise in field equipment maintenance, habitat infrastructure development, and environmental data collection systems, ensuring that acquisitions directly enable science-driven conservation outcomes.