Dawn T. Gresham

Dawn T. Gresham serves as a key procurement professional within the Office of the Secretary at the Department of Commerce’s SSSPO, where she manages strategic acquisitions to support data-driven governance and policy analysis. Her role centers on securing expert professional services that enhance economic decision-making, public engagement, and digital infrastructure modernization. She primarily oversees contracts under NAICS 541512 for computer systems design services, ensuring that technical solutions align with federal requirements for data analytics, market research, and public opinion polling. Her acquisitions are mission-critical, enabling the agency to deliver actionable insights that inform national economic strategies and improve operational efficiency across Commerce initiatives. Gresham maintains a strong working relationship with CACI, INC. - FEDERAL, a primary contractor for complex systems design and analytical support services. Her procurement approach emphasizes collaboration with vendors capable of delivering scalable, secure, and interoperable technology solutions. She consistently engages with firms that demonstrate proven expertise in federal data infrastructure, survey methodology, and digital modernization, fostering long-term partnerships grounded in performance and compliance. Her contracting patterns reflect a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with equal portions of awards designated as total small business set-asides and open to all competitors under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to promote small business participation while maintaining access to high-capacity technical talent. She actively leverages small business capabilities without compromising mission requirements, ensuring equitable opportunity across the vendor base. Gresham’s technical focus is exclusively on NAICS 541512, encompassing custom software development, data analytics platforms, survey automation tools, and digital polling systems. She procures services that support advanced data collection, statistical modeling, and visualization capabilities essential to informing economic policy. Her domain expertise lies in integrating secure, scalable IT architectures with public-sector research workflows, ensuring that acquired solutions meet federal standards for accuracy, integrity, and accessibility.