Shawn Long

Melvin O. Sloan serves as a Contract Specialist, responsible for managing the procurement process and executing acquisitions to support the agency's operational mission. In this role, he handles the administration of contracts and ensures that procurement activities align with federal acquisition regulations. Regarding set-aside preferences, the procurement patterns indicate a primary reliance on full and open competitions, with no set-aside designations accounting for 64.0% of activity. However, there is a clear commitment to small business participation, as evidenced by a 24.0% rate for Total Small Business Set-Asides, 8.0% for Partial Small Business Set-Asides, and 4.0% for HUBZone set-asides. The primary industry focus for these acquisitions is heavily concentrated in Engineering Services (NAICS 541330), which represents 88.0% of the procurement activity. Additional technical domain expertise is reflected in the procurement of Surveying and Mapping services, Geophysical Surveying and Mapping services, and other computer-related services.