Ethel T. Mwanaumo

Ethel T. Mwanaumo serves as a Contracting and Procurement Agent, responsible for managing the full lifecycle of federal acquisitions, from requirement development and market research to contract award and administration. In this role, she ensures compliance with federal procurement regulations while advancing agency mission objectives through timely, transparent, and competitive contracting processes. Her portfolio primarily encompasses service-based acquisitions across diverse sectors, with a focus on ensuring fiscal responsibility and regulatory adherence. She routinely handles both simplified acquisitions and negotiated contracts, working closely with program managers to align procurement strategies with operational needs. Ethel collaborates with a broad spectrum of vendors, including small businesses and large service providers, to fulfill agency requirements across multiple industries. While no single contractor dominates her award history, her procurement patterns reflect a balanced approach to market engagement, fostering competition and vendor diversity. She maintains professional relationships grounded in compliance, accountability, and performance-based outcomes, ensuring that contractors meet contractual obligations through rigorous oversight and post-award management. Her contracting activity is entirely non-set-aside, indicating a preference for full and open competition without socioeconomic designations such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB. This reflects a strategic emphasis on maximizing market participation and selecting the most qualified offerors based on technical merit and value, rather than socioeconomic criteria. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, her processes remain fully compliant with FAR requirements for fair and open competition. Ethel’s primary NAICS focus areas include Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (238220), Hotels and Motels (721110), Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers (524114), and All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation (485999), with a consistent 13.3% allocation to each of the first four. Her expertise lies in procuring facility services, healthcare insurance administration, and transportation logistics, demonstrating specialized knowledge in both infrastructure support and human services contracting.