Dean Dastvar

Dean Dastvar serves as a Contract Specialist within the IBC Acq Svcs Directorate (140D04) of the Department of the Interior, where he plays a pivotal role in executing professional and technical service acquisitions that support federal land management and resource stewardship. He manages the full lifecycle of contracts for specialized services including real estate valuation, aviation logistics, scientific research, and systems design, ensuring alignment with the agency’s mission to preserve public trust assets through expert-led solutions. His procurement activities are highly focused on securing niche technical expertise to sustain critical infrastructure and operational capabilities across federal landholdings. Dastvar maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of specialized service providers, including Phoenix Air Group, Inc., Papillon Airwings Inc., Mathemtica Inc., Brainerd Helicopters, Inc., and HMC Helicopter Service LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven capabilities in aviation support, data-driven analysis, and field-based technical operations. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and long-term vendor reliability, fostering collaborative relationships with firms that deliver high-complexity, mission-critical services under stringent federal compliance standards. Dastvar’s procurement portfolio reflects a 100% no set-aside preference, indicating a strategic focus on open competition to ensure access to the broadest possible pool of qualified technical experts. While he does not prioritize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, his contracting decisions are driven by technical merit, past performance, and mission alignment rather than socioeconomic criteria. His primary acquisition focus is concentrated in NAICS 541910—Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling—though this classification broadly encompasses advanced data analytics, survey methodology, and evidence-based decision support services critical to land use planning and public resource management. Dastvar specializes in procuring sophisticated research and analytical services that inform policy, optimize operational efficiency, and support scientific integrity across Department of the Interior programs.