Ellen A Bailey

Ellen A. Bailey serves as a key procurement professional within the Cincinnati Acquisition Division of the Environmental Protection Agency, supporting the agency’s mission to advance environmental science through strategic acquisitions of technical and operational resources. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on analytical laboratory instrumentation, environmental consulting services, and specialized support solutions that enable evidence-based regulatory compliance and environmental monitoring. Her work directly facilitates the procurement of high-precision equipment and applied research services critical to EPA’s scientific and enforcement activities. Bailey maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of vendors including BIOSPYDER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Boh Environmental, L.L.C., VERINA CONSULTING GROUP LLC, GREENLIFETECH CORP, and OMEGA PAINTING & CONTRACTING LLC. These partnerships reflect a balanced approach between specialized technical providers and service-oriented contractors, with a pattern of repeat engagements indicating long-term reliability and performance-based vendor selection. Her contracting approach prioritizes technical capability, regulatory alignment, and operational readiness in environmental support services. Her procurement activity shows a strong preference for unrestricted competitions, with 66.7% of awards issued without set-asides, while maintaining a significant commitment to small business participation through 33.3% total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This pattern reflects a strategic balance between broad competition and targeted socioeconomic opportunities, without reliance on specialized set-aside programs like 8(a) or HUBZone. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 561492 (Court Reporting and Stenotype Services) and 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing), suggesting a dual emphasis on administrative documentation support and the acquisition of advanced environmental analysis equipment. This unique combination underscores her expertise in procuring both technical instrumentation and the supporting services required to validate and document environmental data for regulatory use.