Dana L Hicks

Dana L. Hicks serves as a Contract Specialist within the Federal Railroad Administration, where she plays a pivotal role in executing procurement strategies that align with the agency’s mission to modernize rail infrastructure and enhance operational safety. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for technical and administrative services, with a primary focus on document preparation and records management solutions that support regulatory compliance, inspection reporting, and data-driven decision-making. Her work directly enables the FRA’s technical oversight functions by ensuring timely, accurate, and standardized documentation systems are in place across rail safety programs. While specific contractor names are not publicly identified, Hicks consistently engages with a diverse pool of vendors capable of delivering high-integrity documentation services, including specialized firms in records digitization, regulatory compliance documentation, and technical editing. Her procurement approach emphasizes vendor responsiveness, quality control, and adherence to federal recordkeeping standards, fostering collaborative partnerships with firms that demonstrate deep domain expertise in transportation regulatory environments. Hicks exhibits a strong, unwavering commitment to small business participation, with 100% of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This consistent preference underscores her dedication to expanding economic opportunity for small businesses, particularly those certified under socioeconomic programs such as 8(a), HUBZone, and WOSB, ensuring that FRA’s procurement activities actively contribute to national small business growth objectives. Her primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 561410 (Document Preparation Services), where she sources specialized services including regulatory report formatting, inspection log digitization, safety compliance documentation, and technical editing for federal rail standards. This specialization reflects her technical fluency in transportation regulatory frameworks and her ability to translate complex operational requirements into precise, compliant contractual deliverables.