Elizabeth Randa

Elizabeth Randa serves as a Government Official within Minnesota Admin/State Procurement, where she plays a pivotal role in executing strategic acquisitions that support critical state infrastructure, public safety, and administrative operations. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of procurement for technical and engineering services, with a focus on testing laboratories, computer systems design, and wireless communications equipment. She ensures alignment with state procurement policies and advances the agency’s mission to modernize state assets through reliable, high-performance solutions. Randa typically handles complex, performance-based contracts requiring rigorous technical evaluation and compliance with state and federal acquisition regulations. Randa collaborates with a diverse array of vendors, including specialized engineering firms, IT service providers, and manufacturers of broadcast and communications equipment. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with firms possessing proven technical capabilities in system integration, data validation, and telecommunications infrastructure. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for competitive, open solicitations that prioritize technical merit and operational readiness over sole-source arrangements. Randa’s procurement approach is characterized by a 100% preference for non-set-aside acquisitions, indicating a focus on open competition and broad market access. She does not routinely prioritize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, instead emphasizing technical capability and value-driven outcomes. This reflects a strategic alignment with Minnesota’s broader procurement goals of efficiency and performance over socioeconomic targeting. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541380 (Testing Laboratories and Services), 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services), and 334220 (Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing). She regularly acquires services for environmental and structural testing, custom software development for state systems, and mission-critical radio and communication hardware. This technical domain expertise ensures the state’s infrastructure remains resilient, interoperable, and equipped with modern digital capabilities.