Denise Taubman

Denise Taubman serves as a Contracting Officer responsible for managing complex procurements within the pharmaceutical and medical manufacturing sectors. She plays a critical role in ensuring the timely acquisition of mission-critical products aligned with public health and safety objectives. Her portfolio primarily consists of full and open competitions under FAR Part 15, with a focus on sealed bidding and negotiated contracts for finished pharmaceuticals, diagnostic substances, and specialized medical hardware. Her work supports the end-to-end lifecycle of procurement—from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration—ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and agency mission requirements. While no specific contractor relationships are identified, Taubman’s contracting patterns reflect consistent engagement with manufacturers holding GSA schedules, FDA-regulated suppliers, and certified quality management system providers (e.g., ISO 13485). She routinely collaborates with vendors possessing cGMP certification and regulatory expertise in sterile manufacturing, drug formulation, and medical device production. Her approach emphasizes technical evaluation, risk mitigation, and performance-based contracting to ensure product integrity and supply chain reliability. Taubman’s procurement strategy is overwhelmingly oriented toward full and open competition, with only 2.1% of awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate focus on leveraging broad market capability rather than socioeconomic set-asides, though she remains compliant with all small business participation goals. Her approach prioritizes technical merit and manufacturing capacity over socioeconomic preferences, consistent with the nature of the high-regulation, low-volume products she acquires. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 325412 (Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing), accounting for nearly 87% of her activity, followed by Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing (325411) and Surgical Instrument Manufacturing (339112). She specializes in procuring sterile injectables, compounded medications, in-vitro diagnostic kits, and precision medical hardware, demonstrating deep familiarity with FDA regulatory frameworks, GMP compliance, and cold-chain logistics requirements.