Daniel Griffith

Daniel Griffith serves as a key procurement professional within the Contracts and Acquisitions Management unit of the U.S. Department of Education, where he oversees the strategic acquisition of professional services critical to advancing federal education policy and institutional capacity. His responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracting actions—from needs assessment and market research to award and performance monitoring—primarily focused on administrative and management consulting services that support data systems, regulatory compliance, and evidence-based decision-making in postsecondary education. Griffith’s portfolio centers on ensuring alignment between federal mandates and contractor deliverables, with an emphasis on modernizing national student aid infrastructure and strengthening data collection frameworks. His primary contractor relationship is with LPE-STRATEGIES LLC, a firm consistently engaged to deliver high-level administrative management and policy implementation support. Griffith’s contracting patterns reflect a preference for established, non-set-aside vendors with proven expertise in federal education systems, indicating a focus on continuity, technical proficiency, and mission-critical service delivery over socioeconomic preferences. His working relationships are characterized by sustained, repeat engagements grounded in performance history and domain-specific competence. Griffith’s procurement activity shows no reliance on set-aside programs such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a prioritization of technical capability and mission alignment over socioeconomic targeting, consistent with the agency’s need for specialized, high-stakes consulting services. His procurement focus is exclusively under NAICS 541611, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services, indicating deep specialization in strategic advisory work that supports policy development, operational efficiency, and system modernization within federal education programs. He procures services related to regulatory compliance, data governance, institutional assessment, and federal aid infrastructure optimization, demonstrating expertise in the technical and administrative domains underpinning the Department’s core mission.