Dr. Ivett A. Leyva

Dr. Ivett A. Leyva serves as a Program Officer responsible for overseeing the strategic planning, evaluation, and acquisition of research and development initiatives in the physical, engineering, and life sciences. In this role, she bridges scientific objectives with federal procurement processes, ensuring that contract awards align with agency mission needs and technical requirements. She manages the full lifecycle of research-focused acquisitions—from needs assessment and solicitation development to contract execution and performance monitoring—typically handling complex, high-technical-risk contracts requiring specialized scientific expertise and rigorous peer review. Dr. Leyva collaborates with a broad spectrum of research institutions, private sector laboratories, and academic contractors engaged in fundamental and applied scientific inquiry. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she routinely engages with firms possessing deep technical capabilities in experimental design, data analytics, and advanced instrumentation. Her working relationships are characterized by a focus on innovation, technical merit, and performance-based outcomes, often requiring multi-year, milestone-driven contract structures to support long-term R&D objectives. Dr. Leyva’s procurement pattern reflects a strong preference for unrestricted competition, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted under non-set-aside authorities. This indicates a deliberate focus on selecting the most technically qualified offerors regardless of socioeconomic status, prioritizing scientific excellence and capability over mandated set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. Her primary procurement focus is exclusively under NAICS 541712, encompassing research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences. She procures services including laboratory testing, computational modeling, clinical trial design, sensor development, and analytical instrumentation—domains requiring advanced scientific credentials and specialized equipment. Dr. Leyva’s expertise lies in evaluating technical proposals from entities with proven track records in peer-reviewed research, ensuring federal investments yield high-impact scientific outcomes.