Julia Oldham

Julia Oldham serves as a procurement professional within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), supporting critical acquisitions that advance oceanic, atmospheric, and coastal monitoring systems. She manages contract actions for specialized scientific instrumentation and precision equipment essential to NOAA’s environmental data collection and predictive modeling missions. Her portfolio primarily encompasses the acquisition of measuring and control devices, electronic components, and pumping systems used in field-deployed sensors, buoys, and laboratory-grade instrumentation. Her work directly enables NOAA’s core objectives in climate resilience, marine ecosystem protection, and maritime safety through timely and technically sound procurement decisions. Oldham maintains consistent relationships with a select group of contractors specializing in high-precision environmental instrumentation, 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 partners provide tailored engineering services, sensor calibration, and maintenance solutions for complex environmental monitoring systems. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established vendors with proven technical expertise in ruggedized, field-deployable technologies, often requiring specialized certifications and compliance with federal environmental and data integrity standards. Her procurement strategy prioritizes total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, with approximately one-third of her awards designated for small businesses, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for qualified small entities. While the majority of her contracts are unrestricted, she actively seeks out small business capabilities in electronic repair, precision manufacturing, and environmental service sectors to enhance innovation and supply chain resilience. Oldham’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334519 (Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing), 333914 (Pumping Equipment Manufacturing), and 334419 (Other Electronic Component Manufacturing), reflecting her specialization in acquiring sensors, data loggers, flow control systems, and embedded electronics for oceanographic and meteorological applications. Her domain expertise centers on ruggedized, high-reliability hardware designed for harsh environmental conditions, with ancillary support through NAICS 811210 for maintenance and calibration services.