Dawn Dabney

Dawn J. Dabney serves as a Contract Specialist within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), where she plays a critical role in executing procurements that support the agency’s mission of environmental monitoring, oceanographic research, and climate resilience. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for scientific instrumentation, data systems, and technical services essential to NOAA’s observational networks and predictive modeling capabilities. Her work ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement strategies with agency priorities in marine science, atmospheric research, and coastal infrastructure. Dabney maintains consistent relationships with a diverse set of contractors, including the 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 blend of academic, technical services, and environmental consulting firms that deliver specialized expertise in data acquisition, instrumentation maintenance, and environmental compliance. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term, performance-based engagements with vendors capable of supporting complex scientific operations and mission-critical systems. Her procurement approach reflects a strong commitment to small business participation, with nearly 47% of her awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. A modest but deliberate portion—1.6%—is reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, demonstrating targeted support for veteran-led enterprises. While the majority of her acquisitions are unrestricted, her consistent use of small business set-asides underscores a strategic alignment with federal socioeconomic goals. Dabney’s primary technical focus lies in NAICS 511210 (Software Publishers) and 334511 (Navigation and Aeronautical Instrument Manufacturing), reflecting her specialization in procuring environmental sensors, data processing software, and oceanographic monitoring systems. She also frequently engages contractors in NAICS 811310 for industrial equipment maintenance and NAICS 238210 for specialized wiring and instrumentation installations, underscoring her expertise in integrating hardware, software, and field-deployed systems to sustain NOAA’s scientific infrastructure.