Jayne Mm Frommes

Jayne Mm Frommes serves as a Purchasing Agent for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under U.S. Department of Agriculture, supporting critical biosecurity and diagnostic infrastructure initiatives. In this role, she manages the acquisition of specialized equipment, maintenance services, and operational support necessary to safeguard U.S. agricultural resources from invasive pests and pathogens. Her procurement activities center on technical and logistical requirements aligned with APHIS’s mission of scientific surveillance, laboratory modernization, and containment program execution, ensuring timely delivery of mission-critical resources across field and laboratory operations. Frommes maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of vendors, including Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC; Thorobred Aviation Maintenance, Inc.; Trace First Limited; and AR6 Construction & Engineering, LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on high-integrity service providers capable of supporting aviation logistics, equipment repair, analytical instrumentation, and facility maintenance for federal biosecurity operations. Her contracting patterns indicate a preference for established contractors with proven technical capabilities in niche, regulated environments, often requiring compliance with federal safety and biosafety standards. Her procurement portfolio reflects a strong emphasis on open competition, with 81.4% of awards issued without set-aside designations, while 18.6% are allocated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This demonstrates a balanced approach—prioritizing competition and capability while maintaining a deliberate, though modest, commitment to small business participation across socioeconomic categories. Her primary NAICS focus includes 811310 for commercial and industrial machinery repair, 334516 for analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing, and 561990 for specialized support services. These reflect her technical expertise in procuring precision diagnostic tools, maintenance contracts for biosafety equipment, and mission-critical logistical support essential to APHIS’s field and laboratory operations. Her work ensures the agency’s operational readiness through reliable access to specialized, high-compliance goods and services.