David A. Kaplan

David A. Kaplan serves as a Contract Specialist, where he is responsible for managing the acquisition lifecycle and ensuring the efficient procurement of goods and services to support the agency's mission. In this role, he handles the administrative and technical requirements of the contracting process, focusing on the solicitation and award of professional and technical services. Regarding set-aside preferences, the procurement data indicates a primary reliance on full and open competitions, with no set-aside requirements applied to the majority of actions. However, there is a documented commitment to small business participation, specifically through Total Small Business Set-Asides, as well as targeted utilization of 8(a) sole source awards, Women-Owned Small Business, and HUBZone set-asides. His procurement activity is heavily concentrated in high-tech and scientific domains. The primary focus is on Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, complemented by a significant volume of acquisitions for custom computer programming and a variety of other professional, scientific, and technical services. Additionally, his portfolio includes a focus on management and technical consulting services.