Lesa Duran (Pathfinder LLC)

Lesa Duran serves as a Contract Specialist, where she performs essential procurement functions to support the agency's mission. In this role, she is responsible for managing the acquisition lifecycle, ensuring that procurement actions are executed in compliance with federal regulations and agency-specific requirements. Her work involves facilitating the solicitation and award processes for various goods and services necessary to maintain agency operations. The agency demonstrates a procurement pattern that leans heavily toward full and open competition, with a significant majority of its contracts being awarded without set-aside designations. However, the agency maintains a commitment to socioeconomic goals, utilizing small business set-asides for a portion of its requirements to foster competition and support diverse vendor participation. The procurement landscape under her purview shows a specialized focus on high-tech manufacturing and medical equipment. The agency’s requirements frequently fall within the technical domains of electronic computer manufacturing and computer peripheral equipment. Additionally, there is a notable concentration of activity in the medical device and life sciences sectors, specifically regarding the procurement of electromedical and electrotherapeutic apparatus, surgical appliances, and ophthalmic goods.