Melanie D Suarez

Melanie Suarez serves as a Contracting Officer, where she is responsible for managing the acquisition process and ensuring procurement integrity within her agency. In this role, she oversees the solicitation and award of contracts to support the agency's operational requirements. Regarding set-aside preferences, the procurement data indicates a primary reliance on full and open competitions, with no set-aside designations applied to the majority of awards. However, there is a demonstrated commitment to small business participation through the utilization of Women-Owned Small Business set-asides. Her procurement activity is heavily concentrated in professional services, with a primary focus on administrative management and general management consulting services. Additionally, her expertise extends to other management consulting, research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences, and marketing consulting services.