David A Plagge

David A. Plagge serves as a Contracting Officer within the Cincinnati Acquisition Division (68HERC) of the Environmental Protection Agency, where he leads the procurement of technical and analytical services critical to environmental science and regulatory compliance. He manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on administrative management consulting, environmental consulting, and specialized laboratory instrumentation, ensuring that acquisitions align with the agency’s mission to support evidence-based environmental decision-making. His work directly enables the procurement of high-precision analytical tools and expert services essential for monitoring, risk assessment, and environmental remediation efforts. Plagge maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including Pegasus Technical Services, Inc., Biospyder Technologies, Inc., Boh Environmental, L.L.C., Omega Painting & Contracting LLC, and Verina Consulting Group LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established firms with demonstrated expertise in environmental systems, laboratory support, and management consulting services. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical rigor, and vendor accountability, fostering long-term collaborations with vendors capable of delivering complex, mission-critical solutions under strict regulatory frameworks. His procurement activity is overwhelmingly non-set-aside, with 97.1% of awards issued under full and open competition, reflecting a focus on technical capability over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is minimal at 2.9%, it is strategically aligned with FAR 19.5 total small business set-asides when market conditions and capability requirements warrant. This pattern underscores a prioritization of technical merit and service quality in a highly specialized procurement environment. Plagge’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services), accounting for nearly three-quarters of his portfolio, followed by environmental consulting (541620) and analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing (334516). He routinely acquires services related to environmental data analysis, regulatory compliance support, and laboratory operations, demonstrating deep domain expertise in environmental science procurement and the technical requirements of federal environmental monitoring programs.