Shannon Griffin

Ms. Shannon Griffin serves as a contracting professional within the IBC Acquisition Services Directorate (140D04) of the Department of the Interior’s Departmental Offices, where she manages specialized procurement initiatives to support federal land management and resource stewardship. Her role centers on acquiring professional and technical services critical to real estate valuation, aviation logistics, scientific research, and systems design. She oversees the full lifecycle of acquisitions—from requirements development to contract award and administration—ensuring alignment with the agency’s mission to sustain public trust assets through expert-driven solutions. Her portfolio primarily involves complex, mission-critical service contracts requiring high levels of technical expertise and operational reliability. Ms. Griffin maintains strategic relationships with a select group of specialized contractors, including Phoenix Air Group, Inc., Papillon Airways Inc., Mathemtica Inc., Brainerd Helicopters, Inc., and HMC Helicopter Service LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on niche service providers with proven capabilities in aviation support, data analytics, and technical consulting for federal land operations. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term, performance-based engagements with vendors who demonstrate deep domain expertise, regulatory compliance, and operational readiness in challenging environments such as remote federal lands and sensitive ecological zones. Ms. Griffin’s procurement activities reflect a uniform preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This indicates a strategic emphasis on selecting the most qualified offerors regardless of socioeconomic status, prioritizing technical merit and mission suitability over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is not formally targeted in her portfolio, her contracting decisions remain compliant with all federal acquisition regulations and promote fair competition among all eligible vendors. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), which accounts for two-thirds of her acquisitions, encompassing data modeling, geospatial analysis, and systems integration for land management applications. The remaining third falls under NAICS 511210, reflecting demand for specialized software development and scientific computing services. Her technical domain expertise centers on mission-critical digital infrastructure supporting environmental monitoring, aviation logistics coordination, and real-time decision-making systems for federal land agencies.