Shannon M Reed

Shannon Reed serves as a Contracting Officer within the NHTSA Office of Acquisition, responsible for managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions that support the agency’s mission to advance vehicle safety through evidence-based regulation and technological innovation. She oversees the acquisition of technical services, engineering solutions, and data-driven research capabilities critical to developing federal motor vehicle safety standards, evaluating emerging automotive technologies, and supporting behavioral and engineering studies. Her portfolio primarily includes service-based contracts for testing, analysis, and systems integration, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and alignment with NHTSA’s strategic safety priorities. Reed maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including AMD International Technologies LLC, Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, and the National Association of ESEA State Program Administrators. These partnerships reflect a focus on specialized technical services, safety research support, and public outreach infrastructure. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, clear statement of work development, and rigorous source selection processes to ensure high-quality deliverables that directly inform regulatory decision-making. While the majority of her acquisitions—87.5%—are conducted without set-asides, she maintains a deliberate 12.5% commitment to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured but intentional focus on small business participation. Her socioeconomic contracting patterns prioritize open competition while ensuring qualified small businesses have equitable access to opportunities aligned with their technical capabilities. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 511210 (Software Publishers) for safety data analytics platforms, 541330 (Engineering Services) for vehicle system evaluations, and 541380 (Testing Laboratories) for crashworthiness and emissions testing. She also regularly procures services under 441110 (New Car Dealers) for fleet evaluation programs and 334519 (Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing) for sensor and diagnostic instrumentation. Her expertise lies at the intersection of automotive engineering, regulatory compliance, and data analytics procurement.