Diane McKenzie

Diane E. McKenzie serves as a procurement professional responsible for managing acquisitions in support of workforce development and management consulting services. Her role centers on ensuring compliance with federal contracting regulations while aligning purchases with strategic agency objectives. She primarily handles contracts under the NAICS 611519 category, focusing on technical and trade school services, alongside specialized procurements in administrative management consulting. Her work supports the delivery of education and workforce training programs, requiring a nuanced understanding of instructional design, curriculum development, and institutional capacity building. McKenzie ensures acquisitions are competitively sourced, thoroughly documented, and aligned with statutory requirements under the FAR. Her contractor relationships are predominantly with firms offering educational services and management consulting, including providers of vocational training, workforce development programs, and organizational efficiency solutions. While no single vendor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages a diverse pool of vendors capable of delivering scalable, outcome-driven educational and administrative services. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, clear statement of work definitions, and rigorous vendor evaluation criteria to ensure quality and accountability. McKenzie demonstrates a strong preference for open competition, with 87.1% of her acquisitions issued as non-set-aside opportunities. However, she actively supports small business participation, dedicating 12.9% of her awards to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. Her pattern reflects a balanced commitment to both broad market access and targeted small business inclusion, without reliance on specialized socioeconomic programs such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides. Her primary industry focus lies in technical and trade education services, with secondary emphasis on administrative management consulting and limited procurement of nonupholstered wood household furniture. This specialization indicates deep expertise in workforce training infrastructure, instructional delivery systems, and organizational support services, positioning her as a key steward of human capital development through strategic contracting.