Kelly Mann

Kelly Mann serves as a procurement specialist within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), supporting the agency’s mission to advance environmental science through strategic acquisitions of technical and operational services. Focused on maintaining and enhancing NOAA’s observational and data infrastructure, Mann manages a portfolio of contracts centered on specialized maintenance, environmental compliance, and scientific support services. Their work directly enables critical operations in marine ecosystem monitoring, atmospheric research, and coastal resilience initiatives, ensuring that NOAA’s scientific capabilities remain robust and responsive to evolving environmental challenges. Mann maintains consistent relationships with a select group of contractors, 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 niche service providers with deep expertise in environmental systems, data management, and facility maintenance. The contracting patterns suggest a reliance on firms capable of delivering high-precision, compliance-driven support tailored to NOAA’s unique operational environments, often involving remote or sensitive coastal and marine sites. Mann exhibits a 100% commitment to small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, consistently directing all acquisitions to small businesses without distinction among socioeconomic categories. This unwavering focus ensures broad participation from small, agile vendors capable of delivering specialized, mission-critical services while fostering economic opportunity in underserved communities. The procurement strategy prioritizes capacity building among small firms with proven capabilities in environmental and technical support domains. The primary NAICS code 811219—Other Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance—dominates their portfolio, indicating a focus on specialized maintenance, calibration, and repair services for scientific instrumentation, sensor networks, and environmental monitoring equipment. This specialization underscores expertise in sustaining complex, high-value assets critical to NOAA’s observational infrastructure and data integrity.