Josephine Quiroz

Josephine Quiroz serves as a Contract Specialist responsible for managing the full lifecycle of professional services acquisitions, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and aligning contracts with mission-critical objectives. She specializes in soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for technical and scientific services, working closely with program offices to define requirements, draft solicitation documents, and negotiate terms that promote competition and value. Her role is central to the agency’s procurement mission, facilitating timely and compliant access to high-caliber engineering and research expertise across a range of technical domains. Josephine collaborates with a diverse pool of vendors specializing in engineering consulting, scientific research, and technical advisory services. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages firms with demonstrated capabilities in physical and engineering sciences, including independent consultants, mid-tier professional service providers, and small businesses with niche technical expertise. Her approach emphasizes merit-based selection, open competition, and performance-based contracting to ensure deliverables meet rigorous technical standards. Josephine’s procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for unrestricted competition, with 100% of her awards issued under the “No Set-Aside” category. This indicates a focus on selecting the most qualified offerors regardless of socioeconomic status, rather than prioritizing designated small business programs such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB. Her approach underscores efficiency and technical suitability over socioeconomic targeting, though she remains compliant with all applicable small business participation requirements. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), where she acquires design, analysis, and systems integration support; NAICS 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services) for specialized advisory work; and NAICS 541712 (Research and Development in Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences) for innovation-driven projects. She consistently procures services involving technical analysis, prototyping, feasibility studies, and applied research, demonstrating deep familiarity with the scientific and engineering service market.