Hassanzadeh Makou, Hamed

Hamed H. Makou serves as a key procurement professional within the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), supporting the agency’s mission to accelerate biomedical research for infectious, immunologic, and allergic disease threats. He manages a portfolio of research and development contracts focused on high-containment laboratory infrastructure, diagnostic tool development, and medical countermeasure innovation. His work directly enables NIAID’s strategic priorities in biosafety, biocontainment, and rapid response capabilities, ensuring timely acquisition of mission-critical scientific services and technical expertise. Makou specializes in complex R&D procurements requiring stringent regulatory compliance and technical specificity, often involving biosafety level 3 and 4 (BSL-3/4) laboratory operations and advanced pathogen research support. Makou maintains a consistent working relationship with Quality Biological, Inc., a primary contractor for specialized biological materials and reagents essential to infectious disease research, and GENOMIC LABS LTD, a key provider of genomic sequencing and analysis services. His contracting patterns reflect a preference for established vendors with proven expertise in high-containment bioscience and diagnostic development, emphasizing reliability, regulatory adherence, and technical scalability. While he engages with a limited number of core contractors, his approach ensures continuity in mission-critical supply chains and laboratory support services. Makou’s procurement strategy allocates 25% of awards to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to expanding small business participation in high-tech biomedical research. While the majority of acquisitions are open competition, his consistent use of small business set-asides supports innovation from niche providers with specialized capabilities in life sciences R&D, aligning with NIAID’s broader goals of diversifying the research ecosystem. His procurement activity is exclusively focused on NAICS 541715—Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences—encompassing contract research, diagnostic assay development, biospecimen processing, and laboratory support services. Makou’s expertise lies in acquiring complex scientific services that require deep domain knowledge in virology, immunology, and advanced laboratory operations, ensuring NIAID’s research infrastructure remains at the forefront of global public health preparedness.