Lisa J. Hinton

Lisa Hinton serves as a Purchasing Agent responsible for managing the acquisition of specialized laboratory and technical equipment, as well as related professional services. Her role is central to ensuring the agency’s operational readiness through timely, compliant procurement of high-precision analytical instruments and supporting technical solutions. She handles a range of acquisitions under FAR Part 13 and Part 15, including simplified acquisitions and competitive negotiated contracts, with a focus on technical specifications and performance-based requirements. Her procurement activities support scientific and diagnostic functions, requiring close coordination with technical stakeholders to align purchasing decisions with mission-critical needs. While specific contractor names are not available, Lisa Hinton maintains relationships with a diverse pool of vendors specializing in analytical instrumentation, laboratory automation, and custom software development. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established manufacturers and service providers with proven technical capabilities and quality assurance systems. She engages vendors through competitive sealed bidding and request for proposal processes, prioritizing responsiveness, technical compliance, and delivery reliability. Her approach emphasizes vendor performance metrics and post-award oversight to ensure contract fulfillment aligns with operational standards. Lisa Hinton’s set-aside preferences are overwhelmingly dominated by non-set-aside procurements at 98.2%, with only 1.8% of awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a procurement strategy centered on technical specificity and market availability rather than socioeconomic targeting. While she does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her limited small business awards demonstrate a measured commitment to fostering competition among qualified small entities when market conditions permit. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing), which accounts for two-thirds of her activity, indicating deep expertise in procuring chromatography systems, spectrometers, and other laboratory analytics equipment. Secondary focus areas include NAICS 811219 (Other Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance) and 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services), reflecting her involvement in maintenance support and bespoke software solutions for lab data management. Her technical domain expertise centers on scientific instrumentation, diagnostic systems, and associated IT integration.