Jeremy A Pouliot

Jeremy A. Pouliot serves as a primary contracting professional within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in Minneapolis, MN, where he manages acquisitions critical to national biosecurity and agricultural defense. His responsibilities include soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for specialized technical services and equipment that support pathogen detection, laboratory diagnostics, and rapid-response infrastructure. Pouliot’s portfolio centers on mission-critical procurements that enable APHIS to fulfill its mandate of safeguarding U.S. livestock, crops, and ecosystems from invasive biological threats, with a strong emphasis on scientific instrumentation, logistics, and field-deployable technologies. He maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of specialized vendors, including Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Thorobred Aviation Maintenance, Inc., and AR6 Construction & Engineering, LLC, reflecting a pattern of engagement with niche providers offering aviation support, laboratory equipment, and infrastructure modernization services. His contracting approach favors long-term, performance-based partnerships with firms possessing technical expertise in high-sensitivity environments, particularly those capable of supporting secure, regulated operations under federal biocontainment standards. Pouliot demonstrates a pronounced commitment to small business participation, with 78.3% of his acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5, indicating a strategic preference for socioeconomic contracting vehicles that promote economic inclusion and innovation. His awards consistently prioritize small disadvantaged, veteran-owned, and locally based vendors, aligning with APHIS’s broader goals of building resilient, community-integrated supply chains. His procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS categories including 484220 for specialized freight trucking, 334516 for analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing, and 332992 for small arms ammunition production—reflecting the agency’s need for secure transport of biological samples, precision diagnostic tools, and specialized containment systems. This technical profile underscores his expertise in procuring high-integrity, mission-specific solutions for biosafety and emergency response operations.