Maria Britton

Maria Britton serves as the primary procurement lead for the Department of Labor’s Cas Division 1 Procurement, where she manages high-stakes acquisitions critical to enforcing labor standards and advancing occupational health surveillance. Her portfolio centers on technical services and precision instrumentation required for regulatory compliance, data integrity, and evidence-based policy development. Britton oversees the procurement of analytical laboratory equipment, specialized consulting services, and software solutions that support the agency’s mission to monitor workplace safety and economic security through scientifically rigorous data collection systems. She maintains sustained relationships with key contractors including Franklin Young International, Inc. and Berkeley Research Group, LLC, both of which provide advanced technical analysis, regulatory compliance support, and specialized research services. Britton’s contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, requiring vendors to demonstrate technical expertise in occupational health metrics and data validation protocols. Her working relationships are characterized by long-term engagement, rigorous contract administration, and a focus on deliverables tied to measurable compliance outcomes. Britton’s procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 84.6% of awards issued without set-asides. She occasionally utilizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5 (13.5%) and rarely awards 8(a) competed contracts (1.9%), indicating a balanced approach that prioritizes technical capability while still fostering limited small business participation within a highly specialized technical environment. Her primary NAICS focus areas include analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing (334516, 334519), research and development in the social sciences and humanities (541720), and professional scientific services (541990), with additional activity in software publishing (513210). Britton routinely procures calibrated measurement systems, occupational exposure modeling tools, compliance analytics platforms, and expert advisory services—all aligned with the DOL’s mandate to enforce labor regulations through scientifically validated methodologies.