Dr. Ondulla Toomer

Dr. Ondulla Toomer serves as a key procurement lead within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service, Office of Acquisition and Procurement, where they oversee the acquisition of mission-critical scientific infrastructure and technical services essential to advancing agricultural research. Their work directly supports the modernization of laboratory instrumentation, precision environmental control systems, and field station maintenance capabilities, ensuring that USDA’s experimental sites remain operationally resilient and scientifically competitive. Toomer specializes in complex, high-precision procurements that require deep technical evaluation and compliance with federal research facility standards. Toomer maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of contractors including MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, AEROSPACE & COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, and L1 ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED, who deliver specialized construction, engineering, and technical support services tailored to federal research environments. These relationships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in laboratory retrofitting, climate-controlled facility upgrades, and mission-critical systems integration, often requiring rigorous performance-based contracting and technical oversight. All procurements managed by Toomer are fully set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5, demonstrating an unwavering commitment to socioeconomic inclusion and small business development. This 100% small business set-aside strategy ensures that minority-owned, women-owned, and other qualified small firms have equitable access to high-impact federal research contracts, reinforcing USDA’s broader goals of inclusive innovation. The primary NAICS classification for Toomer’s portfolio is 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), reflecting a focus on specialized scientific support services, technical consulting, and facility modernization engineering. Their acquisitions consistently involve advanced analytical equipment, environmental monitoring systems, and infrastructure upgrades that enable data-driven agricultural science, requiring deep domain knowledge in laboratory operations and research facility compliance.