Lisa 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 critical biosecurity and diagnostic infrastructure initiatives. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on scientific instrumentation, laboratory services, and specialized technical support essential to safeguarding U.S. agricultural systems from invasive pests and diseases. Her role centers on ensuring timely and compliant procurement of mission-critical equipment and services that enable APHIS’s surveillance, diagnostic testing, and containment operations, aligning with federal acquisition regulations and agency strategic priorities. Draves maintains consistent contracting relationships with specialized vendors including Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Thorobred Aviation Maintenance, Inc., Trace First Limited, and AR6 Construction & Engineering, LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on high-precision analytical instrumentation, laboratory maintenance, and technical support services tailored to biosafety and diagnostic laboratory environments. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, technical specificity, and compliance with federal standards, fostering long-term vendor collaboration to sustain operational readiness across APHIS field and laboratory networks. A strong advocate for small business participation, Draves consistently prioritizes Small Business Set-Aside contracts under FAR 19.5, with over 60% of her awards directed to small businesses. This pattern underscores a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals, enabling diverse vendors—including those with 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB certifications—to contribute to national biosecurity efforts. Her contracting patterns reflect a balanced strategy that promotes competition while ensuring access to specialized capabilities only available through niche small business providers. Her procurement focus is dominated by NAICS 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing), reflecting deep expertise in acquiring advanced diagnostic and analytical equipment for pathogen detection. She also procures related services under NAICS 621511 (Medical Laboratories) and 339112–339113 (Surgical Instrument and Supply Manufacturing), demonstrating technical fluency in biosafety-grade instrumentation, laboratory reagents, and precision medical devices critical to APHIS’s scientific mission.