Denise Warren

Denise Warren serves as a key procurement lead within the 693JJ3 Acquisition and Grants Management unit of the Federal Highway Administration, where she oversees the acquisition of technical and management consulting services critical to advancing the nation’s transportation infrastructure. Her role centers on ensuring that contracting activities align with the agency’s mission to enhance highway safety, resilience, and innovation through data-driven research and engineering support. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions under FAR Part 19, focusing exclusively on non-construction services that inform infrastructure design, operational efficiency, and transportation policy development. Warren maintains strategic relationships with a select group of high-capacity contractors, including K & M Transportation Services LLC and the University of California, Los Angeles, which provide specialized expertise in transportation systems analysis, policy evaluation, and operational consulting. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for long-term, performance-based engagements with firms capable of delivering technical depth and research rigor, often through task-order contracts under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) vehicles. These partnerships are cultivated to ensure continuity in complex, multi-year research initiatives. She demonstrates an unwavering commitment to small business participation, with 100% of her acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to leverage the agility and innovation of small firms while ensuring equitable access to federal transportation contracting opportunities. No other socioeconomic set-asides are used, indicating a singular focus on broad small business inclusion. Her procurement portfolio is entirely concentrated in NAICS 541618, Other Management Consulting Services, reflecting a deep specialization in engineering and transportation systems consulting. She procures services related to traffic modeling, safety analytics, infrastructure resilience planning, and policy implementation support, all grounded in applied research and evidence-based decision-making for federal highway programs.