Markita Simmonds

Markita Simmonds serves as a key procurement professional within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), supporting the agency’s mission to advance environmental science through strategic acquisitions of technical and infrastructure services. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on research, data systems, and facility-related support, ensuring alignment with NOAA’s priorities in oceanographic monitoring, climate resilience, and coastal infrastructure integrity. Her acquisitions typically involve complex scientific instrumentation, data management platforms, and engineering services critical to operational mission success. Simmonds maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of contractors, including WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD, TRONCONI SEGARRA & ASSOCIATES LLP, JNB SERVICES LLC, PURE ENVIRO-MANAGEMENT, LLC, and THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO. These relationships reflect a blend of academic research collaboration, environmental consulting, and specialized technical services. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term, performance-based engagements that require technical expertise in environmental compliance, data analytics, and infrastructure modernization. A defining feature of Simmonds’ procurement strategy is her strong commitment to small business participation, with 88.9% of her awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate focus on fostering economic opportunity through targeted contracting with small, disadvantaged, and locally based vendors, aligning with federal socioeconomic goals while enhancing innovation and agility in NOAA’s supply chain. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 238210 (electrical and wiring installation), NAICS 517919 (other telecommunications services), and NAICS 541715 (research and development in physical sciences), indicating deep engagement with facility upgrades, communications infrastructure, and non-biotech scientific R&D. She routinely procures services supporting environmental monitoring systems, data transmission networks, and engineering design for coastal and marine operations, demonstrating specialized expertise in mission-critical technical domains.