Kristopher Young

Kristopher Young supports the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in executing mission-critical procurement activities aligned with the agency’s scientific and operational imperatives. Though his formal title is not listed, his procurement patterns indicate a central role in managing technical services contracts that enable environmental monitoring, data analytics, and coastal resilience initiatives. He routinely handles acquisitions for IT infrastructure, scientific consulting, and environmental management services, ensuring NOAA’s ability to deploy advanced instrumentation and predictive modeling systems essential to weather forecasting and marine ecosystem protection. Young maintains consistent working 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 blend of academic research institutions, specialized environmental consultants, and small business service providers, suggesting a preference for agile, technically proficient vendors capable of supporting NOAA’s complex scientific workflows and field data operations. His contracting portfolio demonstrates a strong emphasis on small business participation, with 66.7% of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This pattern underscores a deliberate strategy to foster innovation and capacity-building among small, non-traditional contractors, particularly those qualified under socioeconomic programs. The remaining 33.3% of awards reflect open competition, typically reserved for specialized technical requirements where broad vendor participation is necessary. The primary NAICS codes under his purview—541519 (Other Computer Related Services) and 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services)—reveal a focus on data processing, software development, environmental modeling, and scientific advisory services. He procures solutions that support NOAA’s real-time oceanic and atmospheric data systems, emphasizing cloud-based analytics, remote sensing integration, and scientific software platforms critical to national environmental decision-making.