Danielle Brandao Lacerda

Danielle Brandao Lacerda serves as a key procurement specialist within the Mission Support Contracting Division of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, supporting the operational readiness of frontline border security missions through strategic acquisition of mission-critical assets. Her role centers on securing biological, logistical, and technical services essential to sustaining canine detection programs and related support infrastructure. She manages a specialized portfolio of acquisitions focused on animal production, veterinary care, and specialized equipment for working canine units, ensuring alignment with the agency’s mandate to maintain high-performance detection capabilities at ports of entry and remote border sectors. Her primary contractor relationships include VISTA OUTDOOR SALES LLC, LABVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC, ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC., L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC., and FOSTER & FREEMAN USA INC, reflecting a consistent pattern of engagement with vendors capable of delivering high-integrity, mission-specific solutions. These partnerships span canine nutrition and health management systems, analytical instrumentation, protective gear, and logistics support services tailored to field operations. Brandao Lacerda’s procurement approach emphasizes reliability, regulatory compliance, and performance-based outcomes, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in technical specificity and operational readiness. She maintains a 100% total small business set-aside preference across all procurements under her purview, demonstrating a robust commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals. All awards are structured to maximize participation by small businesses, ensuring equitable access to federal opportunities while maintaining the high standards required for national security applications. This pattern underscores a deliberate strategy to leverage the agility and innovation of small business vendors in support of critical border mission functions. Her procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 112990 (All Other Animal Production), reflecting deep expertise in the specialized domain of working canine support services. This includes procurement of breeding, training, nutrition, veterinary care, and health monitoring systems essential to sustaining the agency’s canine detection force. Her technical domain knowledge ensures that acquisitions align precisely with the biological and operational needs of K-9 units deployed in high-stakes environments.