Dana Price

Dana Price serves as a Contracting Officer within the IBC Acquisition Services Directorate (140D04) of the Department of the Interior’s Departmental Offices, where she leads the acquisition of specialized professional and technical services critical to federal land management and resource stewardship. Her portfolio centers on securing expert support for real estate valuation, aviation logistics, scientific research, and systems design to maintain the integrity of public trust assets. She manages full and open competitions under FAR Part 15, ensuring compliance with federal procurement standards while aligning acquisitions with the agency’s strategic priorities in infrastructure sustainability and scientific integrity. Dana maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of highly specialized contractors, including Phoenix Air Group, Inc., Papillon Airways Inc., Mathematica Inc., Brainerd Helicopters, Inc., and HMC Helicopter Service LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on niche service providers with proven capabilities in aviation support, data analytics, and technical field operations. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, task order management under IDIQ vehicles, and rigorous contractor performance evaluations to ensure mission-critical deliverables are met with precision and accountability. Dana’s procurement activity is exclusively conducted under full and open competition, with no set-asides designated for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. This reflects a mission-driven prioritization of technical capability and operational readiness over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with the Directorate’s need for specialized, mission-critical expertise that may not be readily available within small business pools. Her primary procurement focus is under NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing high-demand domains such as environmental data collection, aviation logistics support, geospatial analysis, and technical consulting for land use planning. She consistently acquires services requiring advanced scientific methodology, regulatory compliance knowledge, and field-deployable technical systems, demonstrating deep expertise in procuring complex, non-commodity professional services essential to federal land and resource management.