Mellissa A. Dominick

Mellissa A. Dominick serves as a procurement professional responsible for managing complex acquisitions across technical and scientific domains, ensuring alignment with federal contracting regulations and mission-critical agency objectives. She oversees the full lifecycle of contract actions—from requirements definition to award and administration—focusing on high-value services that support innovation and operational readiness. Her work centers on engineering, information technology, and analytical instrumentation procurements, often involving technical specifications requiring specialized expertise and compliance with FAR and agency-specific guidelines. Dominick cultivates partnerships with a diverse range of vendors, including large systems integrators, niche engineering firms, and small businesses with niche technical capabilities. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, her contracting patterns reflect a preference for competitive, open-market solicitations, with a strong emphasis on technical merit and past performance evaluation. She engages vendors capable of delivering customized software solutions, laboratory equipment, and professional engineering services, often requiring rigorous evaluation under best-value tradeoff methodologies. Her set-aside preferences reveal a balanced approach to socioeconomic contracting, with the majority of awards issued under open competition (81.1%). However, she consistently allocates a meaningful portion—nearly 20%—to small business set-asides, including Total Small Business, HUBZone, 8(a), and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business programs. This demonstrates a deliberate effort to foster equitable access and promote economic opportunity without compromising technical rigor or mission needs. Dominick’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services) and 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services), each accounting for nearly 18% of her activity, followed by 511210 (Publishing Software), 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing), and 811219 (Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance). These reflect a technical specialization in software development, systems engineering, and precision instrumentation procurement, underscoring her expertise in supporting data-driven, research-intensive operations.