Deborah S McCune

Deborah S. McCune serves as a Contract Specialist responsible for managing the full lifecycle of federal acquisitions, from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration. Her work supports critical government missions through the procurement of technical and scientific services, with a focus on research, laboratory testing, and advanced manufacturing. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while promoting efficiency, transparency, and accountability across the contracting process. McCune routinely handles complex, high-technical-risk acquisitions requiring specialized domain knowledge, particularly in engineering, social science research, and analytical instrumentation. Her contractor relationships span a diverse range of vendors, including established prime contractors in the scientific research and laboratory services sectors, as well as small businesses capable of delivering specialized technical solutions. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with firms possessing proven expertise in experimental design, data analysis, and precision instrument manufacturing. Her procurement approach emphasizes competitive bidding, clear performance metrics, and rigorous source selection criteria to ensure value and mission alignment. McCune’s contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 96.7% of her awards issued without set-aside restrictions. Nevertheless, she actively supports small business participation, consistently awarding approximately 3.3% of her contracts under the Total Small Business Set-Aside authority (FAR 19.5). Her approach prioritizes fair and open access while maintaining stringent technical requirements, ensuring socioeconomic goals are met without compromising acquisition integrity. Her primary NAICS focus areas include research and development in the social sciences and humanities (541720), physical and engineering sciences (541715), testing laboratories and services (541380), and manufacturing of analytical instruments (334516) and electronic computers (334111). She procures a wide array of services and equipment essential to scientific inquiry, including laboratory testing, data collection systems, and specialized instrumentation, demonstrating deep technical fluency in both applied research and high-precision manufacturing domains.