Dawn Kirk

Dawn Kirk serves as a Fisheries Biologist responsible for evaluating and supporting scientific acquisitions related to aquatic resource management, habitat restoration, and fisheries monitoring programs. While not a contracting officer, she plays a critical technical liaison role in defining acquisition requirements, reviewing contractor deliverables, and ensuring compliance with environmental and biological standards. Her input directly informs the development of solicitation statements of work, particularly for field data collection, ecological modeling, and water quality assessment services. She works closely with procurement staff to translate complex biological objectives into enforceable contract terms, ensuring that funded projects align with federal fisheries conservation mandates. Though specific contractor names are not available, Dawn collaborates with a broad network of environmental consulting firms, academic research institutions, and specialized technical vendors that provide field sampling, remote sensing, and biological data analysis services. Her working relationships are characterized by a strong emphasis on scientific rigor and reproducibility, often requiring contractors to demonstrate peer-reviewed methodologies and certified laboratory accreditation. She prioritizes vendors with proven experience in aquatic ecosystem studies and federal compliance frameworks such as NEPA and ESA. Dawn’s procurement portfolio is fully committed to small business participation, with 100% of her associated acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster innovation and capacity-building within the environmental science sector, ensuring that small, mission-aligned firms have equitable access to federal funding opportunities for ecological research and monitoring. Her primary technical focus lies in NAICS 481212, Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation, which supports the logistical needs of remote field operations—such as transporting personnel, equipment, and biological samples to inaccessible aquatic sites. This unusual alignment underscores her role in enabling field science through specialized transportation services, demonstrating an integrated approach to procuring both scientific expertise and mission-critical logistics for fisheries research.