Daphney Jean-Minter

Daphney Jean-Minter serves as a primary contracting professional within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), supporting the agency’s mission to advance environmental science through strategic procurement of technical and infrastructure services. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on engineering, environmental consulting, and site preparation contracts critical to NOAA’s oceanographic research, coastal resilience, and data collection initiatives. Her role involves ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with NOAA’s scientific priorities, including the deployment of monitoring systems and the maintenance of coastal and marine infrastructure. Jean-Minter maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors, including WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD, TRONCONI SEGARRA & ASSOCIATES LLP, JNB SERVICES LLC, PURE ENVIRO-MANAGEMENT, LLC, and THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO. These partnerships reflect a balanced mix of academic institutions, environmental specialists, and engineering firms, indicating a preference for technical expertise and proven performance in complex, mission-critical environments. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term vendor reliability and domain-specific capability over broad vendor pools. Her procurement strategy prioritizes open competition, with 75% of acquisitions conducted without set-aside restrictions, while maintaining a deliberate 25% commitment to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a balanced approach that supports socioeconomic goals without compromising technical rigor or mission readiness. Jean-Minter’s primary NAICS focus areas are 541330 (Engineering Services), 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services), and 238910 (Site Preparation Contractors), underscoring her specialization in procuring scientific instrumentation support, environmental impact assessments, and coastal construction services. Her expertise lies in acquiring technical solutions that enable NOAA’s observational networks, climate modeling infrastructure, and ecosystem protection programs.