Mary Elaina Price

Mary Elaina Price serves as a primary procurement contact, playing a key role in the agency's acquisition mission. Her responsibilities involve managing procurement actions and facilitating the acquisition of specialized goods and services essential to the agency's operational requirements. The agency's procurement landscape is characterized by a significant reliance on full and open competition, with the vast majority of contracts being awarded without set-aside designations. However, the agency maintains a structured approach to socioeconomic participation, utilizing various small business programs to meet its procurement objectives. The agency demonstrates a commitment to small business engagement, with a notable portion of its contracting activity directed toward small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. Additionally, the agency utilizes 8(a) sole-source procurements to support disadvantaged business enterprises, reflecting a diversified socioeconomic contracting strategy. The agency's procurement focus is highly specialized, with a heavy concentration in the manufacturing of aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment. This technical domain is supplemented by requirements for support activities related to air transportation, indicating a procurement mission centered on aviation infrastructure and aerospace component supply chains.