Monica Degroot

Monica Degroot serves as a Contract Specialist, where she is responsible for executing procurement actions and managing the acquisition lifecycle to support her agency's mission. In this role, she handles the administrative and technical aspects of contracting, ensuring that acquisitions are conducted in accordance with federal procurement regulations. Regarding set-aside preferences, the procurement patterns indicate a significant focus on open competition, with no set-aside requirements applied to 60.0% of actions. However, there is a clear commitment to small business participation, as 25.0% of awards are designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides. Additionally, 8(a) participation is evident, with 10.0% of awards being 8(a) competed and 5.0% being 100% set aside for 8(a) firms. Her procurement activity spans a diverse range of industry focus areas. This includes the acquisition of apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing (NAICS 315990) and hardware manufacturing (NAICS 332510). Her technical domain expertise also extends to professional services and facilities, including veterinary services (NAICS 541940), higher education and professional schooling (NAICS 611310), and lodging services via hotels and motels (NAICS 721110).