Lawrence Watson

Lawrence Watson serves as a Contracting Officer, where he is responsible for managing the acquisition process and ensuring regulatory compliance for his agency's procurement requirements. In this role, he oversees the solicitation and award process to support the agency's operational mission through strategic sourcing and contract administration. Regarding set-aside preferences, Watson utilizes a mix of procurement vehicles, with a majority of actions categorized as No Set-Aside. However, there is a notable commitment to small business participation, as evidenced by a significant percentage of awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides, as well as targeted use of 8(a) competed and partial small business set-aside vehicles. His procurement activity is heavily concentrated within the energy and fuels sector. His primary technical focus involves acquisitions related to petroleum refineries and petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers, demonstrating specialized domain expertise in the procurement of refined petroleum products and associated industrial services.