Patricia.M.Simon

Patricia M. Simon serves as a procurement professional responsible for managing complex acquisitions across critical industrial and environmental sectors. Her role centers on executing full lifecycle contracting processes in alignment with federal acquisition regulations, ensuring compliance, competition, and mission alignment across diverse technical domains. She routinely handles solicitations for specialized manufacturing, waste management, and chemical production services, supporting operational readiness through strategic sourcing and vendor engagement. Her work directly advances agency objectives by securing essential goods and services that meet stringent regulatory and technical standards. Simon maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors, including AEROSPACE & COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, THOROUGHBRED AVIATION MAINTENANCE, INC., TRACE FIRST LIMITED, and AR6 CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING, LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on niche technical capabilities in aviation maintenance, chemical manufacturing, and environmental engineering. Her contracting patterns indicate a preference for established vendors with proven performance in regulated industries, fostering long-term reliability and compliance with safety and quality benchmarks. A defining feature of Simon’s procurement strategy is a strong emphasis on small business participation, with 63.6% of her awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic goals, prioritizing small businesses over other set-aside categories such as 8(a) or HUBZone, and aligning with broader federal mandates to expand economic opportunity. Her consistent use of small business set-asides demonstrates a strategic approach to fostering competition and building a resilient supplier base. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 325320 (pesticide and agricultural chemical manufacturing) and 325199 (other basic organic chemical manufacturing), each accounting for 20% of her portfolio. Additional emphasis is placed on 562111 (solid waste collection) and 325413 (in-vitro diagnostic substance manufacturing), indicating expertise in environmental health, industrial chemistry, and biomedical supply chains. Her technical domain spans regulated manufacturing, hazardous material handling, and specialized industrial services, requiring deep familiarity with EPA, FDA, and DOT compliance frameworks.