Evelyn M Cross

Evelyn M. Cross serves as a Contract Specialist within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), supporting the agency’s mission to advance scientific understanding of oceanic, atmospheric, and coastal systems through strategic procurement of technical and professional services. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions, from requirement development and market research to contract award and administration, ensuring compliance with FAR and NOAA-specific policies. Her portfolio primarily encompasses professional, scientific, and technical services critical to environmental monitoring, data analytics, and research support, aligning procurement activities with NOAA’s priorities in climate resilience, marine ecosystem protection, and operational forecasting. Evelyn maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors, including the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board, Tronconi Segarra & Associates LLP, JNB Services LLC, Pure Enviro-Management, LLC, and The Regents of the University of Colorado. These partnerships reflect a preference for established firms with demonstrated expertise in environmental science, technical consulting, and specialized communications equipment. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term collaboration with vendors who bring domain-specific knowledge and proven performance in supporting NOAA’s scientific infrastructure and data acquisition systems. Her set-aside preferences are overwhelmingly aligned with open competition, with 92.9% of awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides. While small business participation is present, it is limited to 7.1% of total awards, primarily under Total Small Business Set-Asides per FAR 19.5, indicating a focus on merit-based selection over mandated preferences. This pattern suggests a procurement strategy prioritizing technical capability and mission alignment over socioeconomic targeting. Evelyn’s procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), which accounts for 76.9% of her awards, followed by engineering services, technical consulting, and communications equipment manufacturing. She routinely procures specialized services in environmental modeling, remote sensing support, data management systems, and scientific instrumentation, reflecting deep expertise in supporting NOAA’s research, observation, and forecasting missions through high-precision technical solutions.