Danielle Tines

Danielle Tines serves as a key procurement lead within the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), supporting the agency’s mission to accelerate biomedical research responses to infectious, immunologic, and allergic threats. She manages complex acquisitions for high-containment laboratory infrastructure, diagnostic technologies, and specialized software systems critical to public health preparedness. Her work ensures the timely deployment of scientific tools and services that enhance biosafety capabilities and support cutting-edge research at BSL-3 and BSL-4 facilities. Tines handles a diverse portfolio of contract types, including Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) and Other Transaction Authority (OTA) instruments, often involving rapid-response requirements for emerging pathogen threats. Her primary contractor relationships center on Quality Biological, Inc., a trusted provider of biological reference materials and biosafety products, and GENOMIC LABS LTD, a specialist in genomic sequencing and bioinformatics solutions. These long-standing partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in high-containment research support, analytical instrumentation, and compliant laboratory software. Tines prioritizes vendors with deep technical credibility in biosciences, often engaging firms with FDA-registered facilities and ISO-certified quality systems to ensure regulatory alignment and scientific integrity. Tines’ contracting patterns show a strong emphasis on open competition, with 94.1% of awards issued under no set-aside authority, reflecting the specialized nature of NIAID’s requirements. However, she consistently allocates 5.9% of awards to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured commitment to small business participation where technical capability permits. Her approach balances mission-critical performance needs with socioeconomic goals, favoring small businesses with niche expertise in laboratory automation and bioinformatics. Her procurement focus is dominated by NAICS 811210 for precision equipment repair and maintenance and NAICS 513210 for software publishing, underscoring her specialization in sustaining advanced laboratory instrumentation and deploying custom bioinformatics platforms. She routinely procures analytical instruments, data management systems, and validated software tools essential for pathogen characterization, genomic analysis, and real-time surveillance—core capabilities underpinning NIAID’s public health response infrastructure.