Juanita Toriello

Juanita Manley serves as a Contract Specialist within the 693JJ3 Acquisition and Grants Management unit of the Federal Highway Administration, where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex procurements that advance the nation’s transportation infrastructure. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts for engineering services and applied research initiatives, ensuring alignment with federal acquisition regulations and the agency’s mission to support data-driven, innovation-led highway systems. Her work directly enables the procurement of technical expertise critical to infrastructure design, safety analysis, and operational resilience, often involving high-stakes, performance-based solicitations requiring rigorous technical evaluation and risk mitigation. Manley maintains longstanding relationships with key contractors including K & M Transportation Services LLC and the University of California, Los Angeles, reflecting a consistent preference for established providers with proven technical capabilities in transportation systems and applied research. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term, performance-based agreements with entities capable of delivering specialized engineering analysis and scientific research, often under task-order or indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity mechanisms. These partnerships are characterized by collaborative oversight, stringent deliverable tracking, and a focus on outcomes that inform federal transportation policy and design standards. Manley’s procurement portfolio reflects a 100% preference for unrestricted, full-and-open competition, with no set-asides designated under 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. This reflects a strategic emphasis on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic criteria, aligning with the mission-critical nature of the services procured. While small business participation is not formally prioritized, her awards remain open to all qualified vendors through transparent, merit-based evaluation processes. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services) and 541712 (Research and Development in Physical and Engineering Sciences), where she secures advanced transportation modeling, traffic safety analysis, pavement engineering, and infrastructure resilience studies. These acquisitions support the development of next-generation highway systems grounded in empirical research and cutting-edge engineering solutions.