Shannon Schoening

Shannon Schoening serves as the primary procurement lead for the Farm Production and Conservation Business Center’s Management Services Division, overseeing real estate infrastructure acquisitions critical to sustaining USDA’s field-level agricultural and conservation operations. Responsible for securing and managing nonresidential property leases across rural and underserved regions, Schoening ensures that physical facilities support the delivery of farm assistance, disaster response, and conservation programs. Her acquisitions are exclusively focused on leasing arrangements under NAICS 531120, reflecting a specialized expertise in long-term, mission-critical real estate contracting that enables scalable, accessible infrastructure for USDA personnel. Schoening maintains consistent working relationships with a small, vetted pool of contractors, primarily Greenwood Properties, L.L.P. and McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, both of which provide end-to-end real estate solutions including property acquisition, facility adaptation, and site development. Her procurement pattern reflects a preference for established, experienced vendors with demonstrated capacity in federal real estate compliance and rural infrastructure adaptation. The Foreign Policy Research Institute Inc. appears as a secondary contractor, suggesting occasional engagement for policy or operational support services tied to facility deployment strategy. Her contracting activity shows a strong preference for open competition, with 97.8% of awards issued without set-aside designations, indicating a focus on capability and mission alignment over socioeconomic preferences. Only 2.2% of awards are designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, suggesting a deliberate, results-driven approach where competition is prioritized unless specific small business participation is strategically advantageous. Schoening’s domain expertise is singularly focused on NAICS 531120—Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings—reflecting a deep specialization in commercial lease negotiations, property condition assessments, and facility management contracting. She procures turnkey real estate solutions tailored to federal operational needs, including office space, storage facilities, and field service centers, ensuring compliance with federal real property standards and sustainability requirements for rural federal operations.