MICHELLE BREBNOR

Michelle Brebnor serves as a Contract Specialist within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), where she manages the acquisition lifecycle for mission-critical scientific, technical, and environmental services. Her work directly supports NOAA’s mandate to advance oceanic and atmospheric research, enhance climate resilience, and safeguard coastal ecosystems through the procurement of specialized instrumentation, data analytics, and environmental management solutions. She handles a diverse portfolio of contract types, including indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) and firm-fixed-price arrangements, primarily for professional, scientific, and technical services that enable environmental monitoring, modeling, and infrastructure support. Brebnor maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors, including the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board, Tronconi Segarra & Associates LLP, JNB Services LLC, Pure Enviro-Management, LLC, and The Regents of the University of Colorado. These partnerships reflect a blend of academic, nonprofit, and private-sector vendors delivering expertise in environmental science, marine operations, and technical consulting. Her procurement approach emphasizes collaboration with organizations possessing domain-specific knowledge in coastal and marine systems, ensuring alignment with NOAA’s scientific and operational objectives. Her contracting patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 77.4% of awards issued without set-asides, while 22.6% are designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a balanced commitment to broad market access while actively fostering participation from small businesses across socioeconomic categories, particularly those with environmental and technical capabilities. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), 541310 (Architectural Services), and 713930 (Marinas), indicating a specialization in environmental consulting, marine facility management, and technical support services. She routinely procures services related to ecosystem monitoring, laboratory instrumentation, and coastal infrastructure planning, demonstrating deep technical alignment with NOAA’s mission to protect and understand Earth’s dynamic systems.