Monica Hertzog

Monica Hertzog serves as a Contract Specialist responsible for managing the full lifecycle of federal acquisitions within her organization, ensuring compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and promoting transparency, competition, and accountability in procurement processes. She specializes in complex technical procurements involving precision instrumentation for electrical signal measurement and testing, leveraging her expertise in solicitation development, source selection, contract negotiation, and post-award administration. Her role is central to fulfilling the agency’s mission of acquiring high-integrity test and measurement equipment critical to scientific and regulatory operations. While specific contractor names are not available, Monica consistently engages with a diverse pool of vendors capable of delivering specialized electronic test and measurement systems, including manufacturers of calibration standards, data acquisition devices, and signal conditioning hardware. Her procurement approach emphasizes competitive bidding and vendor performance evaluation, fostering long-term partnerships with firms that demonstrate technical excellence, quality assurance capabilities, and adherence to federal compliance standards. Monica maintains a balanced set-aside strategy, with equal emphasis on open competition and Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for small businesses without compromising technical requirements. Her pattern of awarding contracts under the small business category underscores a strong dedication to socioeconomic goals, ensuring that qualified small manufacturers have equitable access to high-value technical procurements. Her primary procurement focus is exclusively on NAICS 334515, which encompasses the design, manufacture, and integration of instruments for measuring and testing electricity and electrical signals. This specialization requires deep familiarity with technical specifications for oscilloscopes, signal generators, multimeters, and related calibration systems. Monica’s expertise lies in evaluating engineering capabilities, performance validation, and compliance with industry standards such as IEEE and NIST traceability, making her a key steward of mission-critical instrumentation acquisitions.