Sarah Ignacio

Sarah Ignacio serves as a key procurement professional within the IBC Acquisition Services Directorate (140D04), supporting the Department of the Interior’s mission to sustain federal landholdings and public trust assets through specialized technical services. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts for professional and technical support, including real estate valuation, aviation logistics, scientific research, and systems design. Her acquisitions are critical to maintaining infrastructure integrity and enabling evidence-based land management, with a focus on mission-critical services that require high levels of technical expertise and operational reliability. She routinely oversees complex, performance-based procurements requiring stringent compliance with federal acquisition regulations. Ignacio maintains enduring relationships with a select group of specialized contractors, including Phoenix Air Group, Inc., Papillon Airways Inc., Brainerd Helicopters, Inc., HMC Helicopter Service LLC, and Mathematica Inc. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven capabilities in aviation support, data-driven analysis, and technical consulting for federal land stewardship. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor reliability, technical proficiency, and mission alignment over volume-based sourcing, fostering collaborative, performance-oriented engagements that prioritize safety, accuracy, and regulatory compliance. Her procurement patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 87.5% of awards issued without set-asides, indicating a focus on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic categorization. However, she consistently allocates 12.5% of awards to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured but intentional commitment to small business participation without compromising mission requirements. Her primary NAICS focus includes Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220), Architectural Services (541310), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), and All Other Support Services (561990), reflecting a technical domain centered on infrastructure support, geospatial systems, and operational logistics. She procures services that integrate physical asset management with digital data systems, ensuring federal landholdings are sustainably managed through modern, science-based solutions.