Melissa Hogan

Melissa Hogan serves as a Contracting Officer within the 693JJ3 Acquisition and Grants Management unit of the Federal Highway Administration, where she manages the procurement of professional, scientific, and technical services critical to advancing the nation’s transportation infrastructure. Her responsibilities include soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for engineering studies, transportation research, operational consulting, and professional training programs that directly support data-driven decision-making in highway design and safety innovation. She plays a pivotal role in ensuring acquisitions align with federal regulations and agency priorities, emphasizing technical excellence and mission alignment across a diverse portfolio of service-based contracts. Melissa Hogan maintains consistent relationships with key contractors including K & M Transportation Services LLC and the University of California, Los Angeles, reflecting her focus on partnerships with specialized firms and academic institutions capable of delivering high-quality, research-backed solutions. Her contracting patterns favor long-term, performance-based engagements with vendors possessing deep domain expertise in transportation systems, engineering analysis, and policy development. These relationships are characterized by repeat award activity and collaborative contract administration, underscoring a preference for proven technical capability over transactional procurement. Her procurement strategy reflects a strong emphasis on open competition, with 100% of her awards issued under no set-aside classifications. While she does not routinely utilize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her approach prioritizes merit-based selection grounded in technical merit and past performance, ensuring the highest standards of quality and innovation in every acquisition. Melissa Hogan’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 611430 (Professional and Management Development Training), 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), 541330 (Engineering Services), and 541618 (Other Management Consulting Services), reflecting her specialization in securing expert services for transportation policy, infrastructure analysis, and operational improvement. She regularly procures technical studies, systems engineering support, safety evaluations, and training programs that inform federal highway standards and enhance system resilience.