Laureen Eipp, Contracting Officer

Laureen Eipp serves as a Contracting Officer within the FPAC Bus Cntr-Acq Division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where she manages the acquisition of technical and engineering services critical to national land conservation and agricultural resource planning. Her portfolio centers on procuring specialized services that support field-level conservation initiatives, soil health programs, and data-driven land management systems. Eipp routinely handles complex contracts under FAR Part 15 for professional services, engineering, and heavy civil construction, ensuring alignment with USDA’s mission to sustain rural infrastructure and ecological resilience through strategic procurement. She maintains strong, recurring relationships with key contractors including PROJECTELLA LLC, HOMESTEAD SERVICES, LLC, and JANIE B LLC, all of which provide specialized engineering, surveying, and conservation implementation services. These partnerships reflect a pattern of sustained collaboration with firms possessing deep expertise in land easement restoration, topographic mapping, and ecological engineering. Eipp’s procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor engagement, performance-based outcomes, and technical compliance with federal conservation standards. Eipp demonstrates an exceptional commitment to small business participation, with 91.4% of her awards set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5, reflecting a robust preference for small business contractors. Her portfolio includes a notable focus on Women-Owned Small Businesses and minimal use of HUBZone set-asides, indicating a deliberate strategy to prioritize broad-based small business inclusion over niche socioeconomic categories. This pattern underscores her alignment with USDA’s goals of equitable economic opportunity in rural procurement. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), followed by surveying and mapping services (541370) and engineering services (541330). She specializes in acquiring technical services for land grading, erosion control, geospatial data collection, and conservation infrastructure construction, supporting USDA’s mission to implement science-based land use practices across the nation’s agricultural landscape.