Sandie Wallace

Sandie Wallace serves as a Contract Specialist within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), where she plays a critical role in executing complex procurements that support the agency’s mission of environmental monitoring, oceanographic research, and climate resilience. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisition actions—from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration—focusing on technical instruments, scientific services, and specialized equipment essential for marine and atmospheric data collection. Her work directly enables NOAA’s operational capabilities in weather forecasting, ecosystem protection, and coastal infrastructure assessment, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and strategic procurement goals. Wallace maintains consistent working relationships with a diverse set of 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 partnerships reflect a blend of academic, nonprofit, and small business entities with specialized expertise in environmental monitoring, data analysis, and technical instrumentation. Her contracting patterns emphasize collaborative, mission-aligned vendor engagement, often involving long-term service agreements and performance-based contracts that require high levels of technical oversight and compliance. A strong advocate for small business participation, Wallace consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with over half of her acquisitions structured to maximize opportunities for small businesses. Her socioeconomic contracting patterns reflect a deliberate focus on inclusive procurement, ensuring broad access for small, disadvantaged, and community-based vendors capable of delivering niche scientific and technical services. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334511 (nautical and aeronautical instrumentation), 336611 (shipbuilding and repair), and 811219 (other commercial and industrial machinery repair), with additional activity in testing laboratories and engine equipment manufacturing. She routinely acquires advanced sensor systems, oceanographic instrumentation, and environmental monitoring platforms, demonstrating deep technical fluency in marine and atmospheric science domains.