Natalie Simonson

Natalie Simonson serves as a Contracting Officer within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), where she plays a critical role in executing procurements that support the agency’s mission of environmental monitoring, climate resilience, and oceanographic research. She manages a diverse portfolio of professional services contracts, primarily focused on scientific, technical, and operational support for NOAA’s data collection systems, modeling initiatives, and coastal infrastructure programs. Her acquisitions are designed to enable mission-critical functions including environmental data analysis, field instrumentation deployment, and research collaboration, ensuring alignment with federal procurement regulations and agency strategic objectives. Simonson maintains established working relationships with a range 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 providers delivering specialized scientific, environmental, and administrative services. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term collaboration with vendors possessing domain expertise in marine science, environmental compliance, and data management systems. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with equal weighting between open competitions and Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. She consistently prioritizes small business participation without reliance on specialized set-asides such as 8(a) or HUBZone, indicating a preference for broad-based small business engagement across general professional services. Her primary NAICS focus areas—541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services) and 721110 (Hotels and Motels)—reveal a dual emphasis on scientific support services and logistical accommodations for field operations. She procures technical consulting, environmental monitoring systems, data analysis tools, and temporary lodging for research teams, reflecting NOAA’s operational needs across remote and coastal environments.