Jennifer Priebe

Jennifer Priebe serves as a key procurement professional within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), supporting the agency’s mission to advance environmental science through the acquisition of specialized instrumentation, technical services, and infrastructure solutions. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on scientific data collection systems, environmental monitoring equipment, and specialized construction services critical to NOAA’s oceanic, atmospheric, and coastal research operations. Her work ensures timely delivery of mission-critical technologies that support weather forecasting, marine ecosystem monitoring, and climate resilience initiatives, aligning procurement activities with federal scientific and operational priorities. Priebe maintains consistent relationships with a select group of contractors, including 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 blend of academic, technical services, and niche manufacturing capabilities essential to NOAA’s research infrastructure. Her contracting approach emphasizes collaboration with vendors possessing domain-specific expertise in environmental instrumentation, data systems, and specialty construction, ensuring technical compliance and mission alignment. Her procurement patterns demonstrate a strong preference for open competition, with approximately 67.7% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions. However, she actively supports small business participation, with over 25% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 and an additional 6.5% allocated to HUBZone firms, reflecting a deliberate effort to broaden vendor diversity while maintaining technical rigor. Priebe’s primary procurement focus centers on NAICS codes related to industrial measurement and control instrumentation (334513), specialty trade contracting (238990), and communication wire manufacturing (335929), underscoring her expertise in acquiring precision environmental sensors, data transmission systems, and coastal infrastructure components. Her work requires deep technical understanding of oceanographic and atmospheric monitoring technologies, ensuring that acquisitions meet rigorous scientific and operational standards.