Dayna Parkin-Urquhart

Dayna Parkin-Urquhart serves as a Contract Negotiator responsible for executing complex procurement actions across federal technology and electronic manufacturing domains. In this role, she ensures compliance with FAR regulations while negotiating terms that balance mission needs with fiscal responsibility. Her acquisitions primarily involve technical goods and systems supporting industrial control, data storage, and electronic assembly, requiring deep familiarity with technical specifications, performance-based contracting, and risk mitigation strategies. She plays a critical role in advancing the agency’s acquisition objectives by facilitating transparent, competitive, and legally sound contract awards. While specific contractor names are not available, Dayna engages with a diverse pool of vendors, including both large prime contractors and small businesses specializing in electronics manufacturing and instrumentation. Her negotiation patterns reflect a preference for open competition, with the majority of procurements conducted under unrestricted solicitation. She routinely works with firms possessing ISO certifications and ITAR/EAR compliance capabilities, particularly those capable of delivering high-reliability electronic components and custom industrial control systems. Dayna’s contracting approach prioritizes broad market access, with 86.9% of her awards issued without set-aside restrictions. However, she consistently supports small business participation, allocating 13.1% of her portfolio to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. Her patterns indicate a strategic emphasis on enabling small manufacturers to compete on equal footing, without favoring specific socioeconomic categories such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 511210 (Software Publishers), reflecting significant demand for embedded software and firmware solutions. She also regularly procures products under NAICS 334418 and 334419, corresponding to printed circuit assembly and other electronic component manufacturing, as well as NAICS 334513 for industrial measurement and control instruments. This technical specialization underscores her expertise in acquiring mission-critical hardware and integrated electronic systems used in industrial automation and data acquisition environments.