Dr. Ellen Livingston

Dr. Ellen Livingston serves as a Program Officer responsible for overseeing the planning, solicitation, and management of research and development acquisitions in the physical, engineering, and life sciences. In this role, she bridges scientific objectives with procurement strategy, ensuring that federal research initiatives are supported by technically sound, competitively awarded contracts. She typically handles complex, high-stakes R&D procurements requiring specialized scientific expertise, including laboratory instrumentation, computational modeling, and advanced analytical services, often involving multi-year performance-based agreements. Dr. Livingston collaborates with a broad spectrum of research institutions, private-sector laboratories, and academic contractors to execute mission-critical science and technology programs. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with firms possessing deep domain expertise in experimental design, data analytics, and engineering prototyping. Her working relationships are characterized by a focus on technical merit, innovation capacity, and contractual performance rather than vendor size or historical preference, fostering a competitive and merit-based acquisition environment. Her procurement pattern reflects a strong emphasis on open competition, with 100% of her awards issued under non-set-aside authorities. This indicates a deliberate strategy to prioritize technical capability over socioeconomic classifications, ensuring that the most qualified entities—regardless of business size or certification—are selected based on scientific merit and execution readiness. While she does not routinely reserve contracts for 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB concerns, her approach remains fully compliant with federal acquisition regulations and promotes fairness through transparent evaluation criteria. Dr. Livingston’s primary focus is NAICS 541712, encompassing R&D in physical, engineering, and life sciences. She procures services such as applied research, prototype development, clinical trial support, materials characterization, and systems engineering for government-funded scientific programs. Her domain expertise spans laboratory automation, biophysical modeling, environmental sensing, and advanced instrumentation, making her a key liaison between federal science priorities and the technical contractors capable of delivering them.