Lisa A Draves

Lisa A. Draves serves as a key procurement professional within the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, supporting mission-critical acquisitions to safeguard U.S. agricultural resources from biological threats. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on scientific services, infrastructure support, and operational logistics essential to APHIS’s biosecurity and diagnostic programs. Her work ensures timely procurement of testing capabilities, field equipment, and facility maintenance services critical to pest and disease surveillance, containment, and response operations across the nation. Draves maintains consistent working relationships with specialized contractors including Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC; Thorobred Aviation Maintenance, Inc.; Trace First Limited; and AR6 Construction & Engineering, LLC. These partnerships reflect a pattern of engaging niche vendors with expertise in aviation support, environmental engineering, laboratory logistics, and site-specific construction—services vital to APHIS’s field operations and mobile diagnostic units. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical precision and mission alignment, often requiring vendors to demonstrate specialized certifications or operational experience in high-containment environments. Her procurement strategy prioritizes small business participation, with nearly half of her awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a strong commitment to socioeconomic goals. While no set-aside preferences such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB dominate her portfolio, she consistently leverages the full small business ecosystem to foster innovation and capacity-building among qualified vendors. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 325320 (pesticide and agricultural chemical manufacturing), 541380 (testing laboratories and services), and 238220 (plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors), reflecting her expertise in procuring biocontainment infrastructure, diagnostic lab services, and facility systems that meet stringent USDA biosafety standards. She also engages in procurement under 115310 and 561730 to support habitat management and land stewardship activities tied to invasive species control.