Samira Zewari

Samira Zewari serves as a Contracting Officer responsible for managing complex acquisitions in advanced technology and scientific instrumentation sectors. She plays a critical role in executing the agency’s procurement mission by ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while fostering innovation through competitive, transparent contracting processes. Her portfolio primarily encompasses high-precision analytical equipment, electronic test and measurement systems, and specialized computing hardware, requiring deep technical understanding and rigorous source selection methodologies. She routinely oversees solicitations under FAR Part 15, including sealed bidding and negotiated procurements, with an emphasis on performance-based requirements and risk mitigation in mission-critical technical domains. While specific contractor names are not available, Samira maintains consistent engagement with a diverse ecosystem of vendors, including manufacturers of laboratory instrumentation, electronic systems integrators, and merchant wholesalers of computer peripherals and software. Her procurement approach emphasizes vendor capability assessments, past performance evaluation, and technical proposal analysis, fostering long-term partnerships with firms demonstrating reliability, compliance, and innovation in highly regulated technical markets. Samira demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with over 56% of her awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. Her pattern reflects a deliberate focus on empowering small businesses, particularly those certified under the Small Business Administration’s programs, without reliance on large-scale set-asides for 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB categories. This approach prioritizes broad small business participation while maintaining competition and technical rigor. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 334516 for analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing and 334515 for electrical signal measurement systems, indicating specialized expertise in scientific and engineering instrumentation. She also frequently procures electronic computer manufacturing equipment (334111) and computer peripheral systems through merchant wholesalers (423430), underscoring her technical proficiency in hardware procurement for research, testing, and data acquisition environments.