Marcelle Loveday

Marcelle Loveday serves as a Contracting Officer within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), where she manages the acquisition of mission-critical scientific and technical services to support oceanic, atmospheric, and coastal research. Her portfolio centers on procuring advanced data systems, environmental modeling tools, and research infrastructure essential to NOAA’s mission of environmental stewardship and climate resilience. She executes full-cycle contracting actions—from market research and solicitation development to award and closeout—ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with NOAA’s strategic priorities in earth system science and operational forecasting. Marcelle maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of specialized contractors, including the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board, Tronconi Segarra & Associates LLP, JNB Services LLC, Pure Enviro-Management, LLC, and The Regents of the University of Colorado. These entities provide high-value research, data processing, and environmental consulting services, often under long-term, performance-based agreements. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical proficiency and scientific rigor, fostering collaborative relationships with organizations that bring domain-specific expertise in marine science, remote sensing, and computational modeling. Marcelle’s procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without set-asides. While she does not routinely utilize socioeconomic programs such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her contracting decisions prioritize technical capability and mission alignment over socioeconomic categorization, ensuring the highest quality deliverables for NOAA’s complex scientific requirements. Her primary acquisition focus lies in NAICS 541712 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences), accounting for 60% of her portfolio, followed by computing infrastructure and related services under NAICS 518210 and 541519. She regularly procures high-performance computing services, data analytics platforms, environmental sensor systems, and scientific software solutions that underpin NOAA’s observational networks and predictive modeling capabilities.