Deborah Florio

Deborah Florio serves as a key procurement professional within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, supporting the agency’s mission to advance conservation science through the acquisition of ruggedized field technologies and mission-critical infrastructure. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on remote wildlife monitoring systems, real-time communication networks, and environmental data acquisition platforms essential for habitat management and emergency response operations. Her work ensures that field personnel are equipped with reliable, high-performance tools tailored for harsh outdoor environments, directly enabling scientific research and resource protection across national wildlife refuges and remote ecosystems. Florio maintains strong working relationships with leading technology providers including Teledyne FLIR, Trimble Inc., L3Harris Global Communications, Innovasea Marine Systems Canada Inc., and RDO Equipment Co. These partnerships reflect a consistent preference for vendors with proven expertise in ruggedized electronics, geospatial instrumentation, aquatic telemetry, and satellite-enabled communication systems. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical specificity, lifecycle support, and field-deployable reliability, often requiring vendors to demonstrate compliance with military-grade durability standards and environmental operability requirements. Her procurement patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 81.5% of awards issued without set-asides, reflecting the technical complexity and limited vendor base for specialized field equipment. Nevertheless, she actively supports small business participation, with 18.5% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, fostering innovation from niche manufacturers capable of delivering customized solutions. Florio’s primary NAICS focus areas include Other Computer Related Services, Radio and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing, and Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. She routinely procures field-deployable sensors, wildlife tracking collars, drone-based survey systems, and environmental data loggers—tools critical for real-time ecological monitoring and adaptive resource management. Her technical domain expertise lies at the intersection of conservation science and advanced instrumentation, ensuring acquisitions align with the operational demands of remote fieldwork.