Diane Trice

Diane Trice serves as a Contracting Officer within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), where she manages the acquisition of critical scientific, analytical, and communications services to support NOAA’s mission of environmental monitoring, climate resilience, and oceanographic research. She oversees the full lifecycle of procurements—from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration—ensuring alignment with federal regulations and agency priorities in data-driven environmental science. Her portfolio primarily encompasses professional services related to research support, public outreach, and administrative consulting, enabling NOAA to advance its operational and scientific objectives through strategic vendor partnerships. Trice maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors including the 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 preference for organizations with demonstrated expertise in environmental communications, policy analysis, and research services. Her contracting patterns indicate a focus on long-term, performance-based engagements with firms capable of delivering specialized technical and administrative support across NOAA’s diverse program areas. Trice’s acquisition strategy reflects a strong orientation toward open competition, with 100% of her awards issued under no set-aside designation. While she does not prioritize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her procurement practices emphasize merit-based selection and technical capability over socioeconomic categorization, ensuring alignment with mission-critical needs. Her primary NAICS focus areas—519190 (Other Information Services), 541611 (Administrative Management Consulting), and 541910 (Marketing Research)—reveal a specialization in information dissemination, strategic communications, and research analytics. She routinely procures services related to environmental data visualization, public engagement campaigns, and policy research, demonstrating deep familiarity with the technical and operational demands of federal environmental science contracting.