Kimberly Himes

Kimberly Himes serves as a procurement specialist within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), supporting critical infrastructure and environmental resilience initiatives under the Department of Commerce. She manages acquisitions aligned with NOAA’s mission to safeguard coastal systems and enhance environmental monitoring capabilities, primarily overseeing construction-related contracts for structural and exterior improvements to federal facilities, research stations, and coastal observation infrastructure. Her procurement activities focus on ensuring compliance with federal construction standards while advancing agency objectives in climate-adaptive infrastructure and operational continuity. Himes maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors specializing in building exterior and foundational systems, including Tronconi Segarra & Associates LLP, JNB Services LLC, and The Regents of the University of Colorado. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with demonstrated expertise in marine-adjacent construction, environmental compliance, and durable materials suited for high-humidity and saltwater-exposed environments. Her contracting patterns indicate a reliance on established vendors with proven performance records, suggesting a focus on reliability, technical precision, and long-term asset integrity over transactional vendor engagement. There is no use of socioeconomic set-asides in her procurement portfolio; all awards are competed without restriction under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on technical capability and mission-critical delivery over socioeconomic preferences, consistent with NOAA’s need for specialized construction expertise that may be limited in the small business base for this niche domain. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 238190—Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors—indicating deep specialization in the design and installation of structural envelopes, seawalls, pier systems, and weather-resistant building exteriors. She procures services that support NOAA’s coastal infrastructure network, ensuring facilities withstand extreme marine conditions while enabling uninterrupted data collection and scientific operations. Her expertise lies at the intersection of civil construction and environmental engineering, with a clear technical focus on durability, corrosion resistance, and compliance with federal building codes for coastal zones.