Danny Oberle

Danny Oberle serves as a procurement specialist within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service, Office of Acquisition and Procurement, where he manages mission-critical acquisitions to sustain scientific infrastructure at federal research facilities. His responsibilities include soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for advanced laboratory instrumentation, precision environmental control systems, and specialized construction services essential to maintaining operational resilience at field stations and experimental sites. Oberle’s work directly supports the ARS mission to enable data-driven agricultural science through the reliable procurement of high-performance technical systems and facility maintenance solutions. He maintains consistent working relationships with a focused group of contractors, including Mckenzie Construction & Site Development LLC for facility upgrades, Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC for specialized environmental and control systems, and L1 Enterprises Incorporated for technical support and infrastructure services. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in science facility modernization, demonstrating a pattern of repeat engagement with firms capable of delivering complex, mission-sensitive solutions under strict regulatory and safety standards. Oberle’s procurement portfolio exhibits no set-aside preferences, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on technical capability and operational readiness over socioeconomic categorization, prioritizing vendor performance, past performance, and technical compliance in source selection decisions. His primary procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 326199—All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing—indicating a specialized need for custom-engineered plastic components used in laboratory environments, such as corrosion-resistant enclosures, fluid-handling systems, and precision-molded parts for environmental chambers. This specialization underscores his technical expertise in procuring niche, high-purity, and application-specific materials critical to the integrity of agricultural research operations.