Lizabeth Kuhaneck

Lizabeth Kuhaneck serves as a key secondary procurement liaison within the Farm Production and Conservation Business Center, supporting the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s mission to modernize agricultural land management through advanced technical acquisitions. She facilitates the procurement of geospatial systems, precision agriculture tools, and conservation planning platforms used by Natural Resources Conservation Service field teams. Her role centers on enabling the acquisition of high-accuracy instrumentation, digital data collection systems, and geospatial services that enhance soil health monitoring, water use efficiency, and crop performance analytics across U.S. farmlands. Kuhaneck works closely with primary contracting officers to ensure compliance with federal acquisition regulations and technical requirements for mission-critical systems. She maintains consistent working relationships with contractors including HEXAGON US FEDERAL, INC., NEW TECH SOLUTIONS, INC., CONSERVATION WORKS JV LLC, SURDEX CORPORATION, and PEMBROKE PARTNERS LLC, who specialize in surveying, geospatial data delivery, conservation infrastructure, and precision agriculture hardware. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in field-deployable instrumentation and data integration platforms tailored to agricultural conservation workflows. Her collaboration patterns emphasize technical alignment, past performance, and the ability to support field-level operational needs. Kuhaneck’s procurement portfolio reflects a strong commitment to small business participation, with approximately two-thirds of acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This pattern underscores a deliberate strategy to foster innovation and capacity-building among small, agile vendors capable of delivering specialized conservation technology solutions. While no set-aside contracts are also awarded, the overwhelming preference for small business eligibility highlights a sustained focus on socioeconomic inclusion in agricultural technology procurement. Her primary NAICS focus includes 531120 for nonresidential leasing related to field data stations and 541370 for surveying and mapping services, alongside significant activity in 334511 for navigation and sensing instrument manufacturing. These categories reveal deep technical expertise in procuring geospatial sensors, soil monitoring devices, and precision agriculture systems that support data-driven conservation outcomes.