Rose Wride

Rose Wride serves as a Purchasing Agent for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service, specifically within the Procurement and Workforce Administration office under agency code 12905B. In this role, she manages the acquisition of specialized scientific infrastructure, laboratory instrumentation, and field research equipment critical to advancing national agricultural science initiatives. Her responsibilities include soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for high-precision analytical tools, facility upgrades, and technical services that directly support USDA’s mission of sustaining cutting-edge agricultural R&D. She routinely handles complex procurements governed by FAR Part 13 and Part 15, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition standards while aligning purchases with strategic research priorities. Wride maintains collaborative relationships with a diverse pool of vendors, including manufacturers of laboratory analytics equipment, agricultural machinery suppliers, and biotechnology research service providers. She engages regularly with small business contractors and technical specialists capable of delivering customized solutions for research environments, fostering long-term partnerships built on technical reliability and regulatory compliance. Her procurement approach emphasizes vendor responsiveness, product suitability for controlled scientific settings, and adherence to federal quality assurance protocols. A strong advocate for small business participation, Wride consistently prioritizes small business set-asides, with 65.5% of her acquisitions designated under FAR 19.5 for total small business set-asides. She actively seeks out qualified small, disadvantaged, and veteran-owned firms capable of meeting the technical demands of agricultural research procurement, reinforcing the agency’s socioeconomic goals through deliberate contracting strategies. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 334516 for analytical laboratory instruments, NAICS 333111 for farm machinery and equipment, and NAICS 541714 and 541712 for biotechnology and life sciences R&D services. She frequently procures mass spectrometers, soil and plant analyzers, precision irrigation systems, and specialized lab maintenance contracts, demonstrating deep technical fluency in the physical and biological sciences domains critical to USDA’s research mission.