Ryan Schlenker

Ryan A. Schlenker serves as a key procurement professional within the Environmental Protection Agency’s Cincinnati Acquisition Division, where he supports the agency’s mission to advance environmental science through strategic acquisitions of technical services and specialized equipment. He manages a portfolio focused on high-precision laboratory instrumentation, environmental consulting, and operational support contracts that enable evidence-based regulatory compliance and risk assessment. His work ensures the timely delivery of mission-critical capabilities to support environmental monitoring, data analysis, and field operations across EPA’s regional programs. Schlenker maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of contractors, including Pegasus Technical Services, Inc., Biospyder Technologies, Inc., Boh Environmental, L.L.C., Omega Painting & Contracting LLC, and Verina Consulting Group LLC. These relationships reflect a preference for niche technical providers offering specialized environmental testing, analytical services, and facility maintenance solutions. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, long-term vendor collaboration, and the selection of firms with proven expertise in environmental compliance and laboratory operations. He demonstrates a robust commitment to socioeconomic inclusion, directing 100% of his acquisitions toward total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster innovation and capacity-building among small, locally-based firms, particularly those with environmental science, engineering, or industrial service capabilities. His contracting patterns prioritize small business participation across all phases of the acquisition lifecycle, from requirements development to contract performance. Schlenker’s primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 238160 (Roofing Contractors) and 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), which, while seemingly atypical for an environmental agency, support specialized infrastructure maintenance and vessel-based environmental sampling operations. These categories reflect the division’s need for facility integrity services and mobile laboratory platforms critical to field data collection. His expertise lies in aligning technical procurement requirements with environmental operational needs, ensuring that infrastructure and equipment acquisitions directly enable regulatory and scientific missions.