Kelly A Rima

Kelly A. Rima serves as a Purchasing Agent for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), where she supports the acquisition of critical scientific instrumentation, technical services, and environmental monitoring systems essential to NOAA’s mission of Earth system observation and climate resilience. She manages a diverse portfolio of procurements under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, ensuring compliance with federal procurement standards while aligning acquisitions with NOAA’s scientific and operational priorities in oceanographic research, atmospheric modeling, and coastal infrastructure support. Her work spans the full acquisition lifecycle, from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration, with a focus on high-precision technical solutions. Rima maintains consistent procurement relationships with specialized vendors 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 preference for firms with demonstrated expertise in environmental science, analytical instrumentation, and technical consulting, often engaging contractors with niche capabilities in data acquisition systems, laboratory equipment, and environmental compliance services. Her contracting patterns indicate a reliance on established, technically proficient vendors capable of delivering mission-critical solutions under stringent federal standards. While the majority of her acquisitions are unrestricted, Rima consistently supports small business participation through Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals. Though no other specific set-aside categories dominate her portfolio, her pattern shows a steady inclusion of small businesses in technical service and equipment procurement, contributing to NOAA’s broader diversity and innovation objectives. Her procurement focus is heavily concentrated in NAICS 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing), underscoring her specialization in procuring advanced environmental sensors, data loggers, and oceanographic instrumentation. She also regularly acquires services under NAICS 541690 (Scientific Consulting) and 541511 (Custom Programming), indicating strong demand for customized software, data analysis, and modeling support to enhance NOAA’s scientific workflows and predictive capabilities.