Renae Tanner

Renae Tanner serves as a key procurement professional within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), supporting the agency’s mission to advance environmental science through strategic acquisitions of research and development services. She manages a focused portfolio of contracts aligned with physical, engineering, and life sciences research, ensuring that NOAA’s observational systems, predictive modeling capabilities, and coastal resilience initiatives are supported by cutting-edge scientific expertise. Her work directly enables data-driven decision-making in weather forecasting, marine ecosystem monitoring, and climate adaptation efforts, making her a critical link between NOAA’s scientific priorities and the external research community. Tanner maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of specialized 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 entities provide high-value scientific services ranging from environmental data analysis and field instrumentation development to ecosystem modeling and technical consulting. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term, mission-aligned collaborations with firms possessing deep domain expertise in oceanic and atmospheric sciences, fostering reliable, high-quality deliverables that meet NOAA’s rigorous technical standards. Tanner demonstrates a full commitment to small business participation, with 100% of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This consistent preference ensures that small, innovative firms with specialized scientific capabilities have equitable access to NOAA’s mission-critical contracts, reinforcing the agency’s broader socioeconomic goals and enhancing competition within the environmental research sector. Her procurement activity is exclusively focused on NAICS 541715—Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences—reflecting a narrow, high-impact specialization in scientific R&D services. She procures advanced analytical tools, field deployment systems, predictive algorithm development, and environmental monitoring technologies, supporting NOAA’s core functions in oceanographic and atmospheric science with precision and technical rigor.