Doreen J Starkes

Doreen J. Starkes serves as a key procurement professional within the Office of Acquisition Management at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, where she supports the agency’s mission to enhance commercial motor vehicle safety through strategic acquisition of technical and consulting services. She manages a portfolio of contracts focused on data-driven safety oversight, regulatory compliance support, and modernization of transportation information systems. Her work centers on securing expert consulting services that enable evidence-based policy development and operational efficiency across the national freight and passenger carrier sectors, ensuring acquisitions align with federal procurement regulations and agency-wide technology modernization goals. Starkes maintains a consistent working relationship with the National Institute for Safety Research Inc., a primary contractor providing specialized safety analytics, process optimization, and logistics consulting services. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for long-term, performance-based partnerships with firms possessing deep domain expertise in transportation safety systems, regulatory frameworks, and data integration. These vendor relationships are characterized by sustained engagement, technical collaboration, and a focus on outcomes tied to safety performance metrics and system resilience. Starkes does not utilize socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on technical capability and subject-matter expertise over socioeconomic categorization, prioritizing the most qualified vendors regardless of business size or certification status. Her approach ensures access to the highest-caliber services critical to fulfilling the agency’s safety mandate. Her procurement focus is overwhelmingly centered on NAICS 541614—Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services—reflecting a core need for expert analysis of supply chain efficiency, compliance workflows, and safety protocol design. A smaller portion of her portfolio supports NAICS 721110, indicating occasional procurement of lodging services for field personnel conducting safety inspections or training events. Her expertise lies in acquiring high-integrity technical consulting services that directly inform federal safety regulations and operational standards.