Diana Pickel

Diana Pickel serves as a key procurement professional within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), supporting critical infrastructure and environmental resilience initiatives under the Department of Commerce. She manages a diverse portfolio of construction and engineering contracts aligned with NOAA’s mission to safeguard coastal systems, enhance marine research capabilities, and maintain operational facilities. Her acquisitions primarily focus on water and sewer infrastructure, commercial building construction, and heavy civil engineering projects that support NOAA’s field stations, research centers, and coastal monitoring assets. Her work ensures that physical infrastructure meets federal standards for durability, environmental compliance, and mission continuity in sensitive marine and coastal zones. Pickel maintains consistent relationships with a core group of contractors including Wisconsin Educational Communications Board, Tronconi Segarra & Associates LLP, JNB Services LLC, Pure Enviro-Management, LLC, and The Regents of the University of Colorado. These partnerships reflect a blend of specialized engineering firms, environmental management contractors, and academic institutions capable of delivering technically complex, environmentally sensitive construction and research support services. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term vendor reliability, technical expertise in coastal construction, and adherence to federal environmental regulations. A strong advocate for small business participation, Pickel consistently prioritizes Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, directing 60% of her contract opportunities to small businesses. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster economic inclusion while leveraging the agility and innovation of smaller firms in delivering specialized civil works and environmental remediation services. Her socioeconomic contracting approach aligns with federal goals to expand equitable access to government procurement. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 237110 (Water and Sewer Line Construction), complemented by significant activity in commercial building (236220) and other heavy civil engineering (237990). She specializes in acquiring infrastructure that supports NOAA’s oceanographic data collection, coastal zone management, and climate adaptation programs, requiring deep technical understanding of hydraulic systems, erosion control, and resilient construction standards.