Kristina Filardo

Kristina K. Filardo serves as a Contract Specialist, where she is responsible for managing the procurement process and executing acquisitions to support the agency's mission. In this role, she handles the administrative and technical aspects of contracting, ensuring that the acquisition of goods and services adheres to federal procurement regulations. Regarding set-aside preferences, the procurement data indicates a primary reliance on full and open competitions, with no set-aside requirements applied to the majority of actions. However, there is a documented commitment to small business participation, with a portion of awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides and a further emphasis on encouraging responses from various socioeconomic categories. Her procurement activity is heavily concentrated in specialized technical and agricultural domains. The primary focus is on animal production (NAICS 112990), complemented by significant activity in research and development within the physical, engineering, and life sciences (NAICS 541715 and 541712). Additionally, her portfolio includes the procurement of testing laboratory services and book publishing materials.