Matt Moore

Matt Moore serves as a key procurement lead within the USDA Agricultural Research Service’s Office of Acquisition and Procurement, overseeing the acquisition of mission-critical scientific infrastructure and analytical instrumentation to support national agricultural research initiatives. He manages complex contracts for precision environmental control systems, laboratory-grade equipment, and facility modernization projects essential to sustaining ARS field stations and experimental sites. His work directly enables data-driven research by ensuring researchers have access to cutting-edge, calibrated, and compliant analytical tools, aligning procurement activities with the agency’s strategic goals of scientific resilience and technological advancement. Moore maintains consistent partnerships with specialized contractors including McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC for facility upgrades, Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC for advanced environmental monitoring systems, and L1 Enterprises Incorporated for instrumentation installation and maintenance services. These relationships reflect a preference for vendors with deep technical expertise in laboratory-grade infrastructure and scientific equipment integration, often involving long-term service agreements and performance-based contract structures. His procurement approach emphasizes reliability, compliance with federal lab standards, and vendor capacity to support complex installation and calibration requirements. Moore’s contracting activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on technical capability over socioeconomic classifications, prioritizing vendor expertise and system compatibility over set-aside programs. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, his portfolio still includes firms with specialized niche capabilities that may qualify as small businesses, selected solely on technical merit and past performance. His procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 334516—Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing—encompassing high-precision spectrometers, chromatography systems, climate-controlled growth chambers, and real-time environmental sensors. He specializes in procuring scientific equipment that meets stringent federal research standards, ensuring compatibility with existing laboratory networks and data acquisition systems used in USDA’s agricultural science missions.