Sandra L. Lynn

Sandra Lynn serves as a Contracting Officer for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), where she plays a pivotal role in executing procurements that support the agency’s mission of environmental monitoring, oceanographic research, and coastal resilience. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions spanning scientific instrumentation, environmental services, and specialized logistics, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and NOAA’s strategic priorities in climate science and marine stewardship. Her work directly enables critical data collection, hazard response, and ecosystem protection initiatives through timely and compliant contract awards. Sandra maintains consistent relationships with a core group 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 research support, environmental remediation services, and technical consulting capabilities. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, with a preference for vendors possessing domain expertise in marine systems, hazardous waste handling, and environmental compliance frameworks. A strong advocate for small business participation, Sandra prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with 75% of her awards designated for small businesses. This reflects a deliberate and sustained commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals, fostering opportunities for small, disadvantaged, and locally rooted firms to contribute to NOAA’s operational missions. Her pattern of set-aside usage underscores a strategic alignment with federal small business policy and a dedication to broadening vendor diversity. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS codes related to shipbuilding and repair (336611), petroleum wholesale distribution (424720), hazardous waste collection (562112), and metal container manufacturing (332439), indicating a technical emphasis on maritime infrastructure support, fuel logistics for field operations, environmental compliance services, and specialized containment systems. Her expertise lies at the intersection of environmental science and logistics, ensuring that NOAA’s operational needs are met through technically sound, compliant, and mission-aligned acquisitions.