Erin Bain

Erin Bain serves as a Contract Specialist responsible for managing the full lifecycle of professional services acquisitions, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and advancing mission-critical objectives through strategic contracting. She specializes in soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for technical and consulting services, with a focus on delivering high-value outcomes through competitive and transparent processes. Her role is central to the agency’s procurement mission, bridging program needs with market capabilities while upholding integrity and efficiency in all acquisition activities. Erin cultivates relationships with a diverse range of vendors, primarily professional services firms offering scientific, technical, and management consulting expertise. She engages with both large primes and small business subcontractors, fostering collaborative partnerships that enhance innovation and service delivery. Her contracting approach emphasizes fair competition and performance-based outcomes, encouraging vendors to align their capabilities with the agency’s evolving technical requirements. Erin demonstrates a balanced commitment to socioeconomic programs, with approximately 25% of her awards directed toward small business set-asides—equally split between Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5 and 8(a) competed contracts. While the majority of her acquisitions remain open to all competitors, she actively promotes small business participation by structuring requirements to be accessible to smaller firms and leveraging set-aside authorities to expand market access for disadvantaged entrepreneurs. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS codes 541690 and 541990, reflecting a strong emphasis on other scientific and technical consulting services, including systems analysis, process optimization, and technical advisory support. She also regularly acquires computer facilities management services and research and development in physical and engineering sciences, demonstrating expertise in technical domains that require specialized knowledge and performance-based contract management. Her work supports mission-critical functions through the strategic acquisition of professional services that drive operational excellence and innovation.