Lorrie Leedy

Lorrie Leedy serves as a key procurement lead within the USDA Agricultural Research Service’s Agricultural Research Facility Management and Procurement Division, where she oversees the acquisition of mission-critical infrastructure and support services essential to advancing agricultural science. Her responsibilities include managing complex contracts for laboratory facility operations, precision equipment maintenance, and specialized research support services that enable high-throughput biological and environmental studies. She ensures alignment with federal acquisition regulations while prioritizing the delivery of reliable, state-of-the-art analytical capabilities to USDA research laboratories nationwide. Leedy maintains consistent partnerships with a focused group of contractors, including Georgia Commercial and Residential Elevator, LLC for facility access systems; Germfree Laboratories, LLC for controlled-environment cleanroom services; and J’s Associates, LLC for technical facility support. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration with firms possessing niche expertise in scientific facility operations, ensuring compliance with stringent biosafety and environmental control standards. She favors vendors with proven track records in servicing federal research environments and frequently engages in performance-based contracting to ensure service quality and operational continuity. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong commitment to socioeconomic diversity, with 50% of awards directed to 8(a) competed set-asides and an additional 25% allocated to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This deliberate focus on small business participation underscores her dedication to fostering innovation through inclusive contracting and expanding opportunities for disadvantaged and socially and economically disadvantaged firms within the scientific support sector. Leedy’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 561210 (Facilities Support Services), encompassing maintenance of laboratory HVAC, sterile environment systems, and facility-wide utilities critical to research integrity. She also procures specialized services under NAICS 221330 (Steam and Air-Conditioning Supply), ensuring precise climate and humidity controls for sensitive biological experiments. Her technical domain expertise centers on enabling contamination-free, high-precision research environments through integrated facility management solutions.