Shawn Griscom

Shawn Griscom serves as a primary contracting professional within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), supporting critical acquisitions aligned with the agency’s mission to advance oceanic, atmospheric, and coastal science. He manages a diverse portfolio of procurement actions focused on specialized engineering systems, marine infrastructure, and environmental monitoring technologies. His role involves end-to-end contract execution—from solicitation through award and administration—ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while advancing NOAA’s strategic priorities in maritime safety, climate resilience, and ecosystem protection. Griscom routinely handles complex procurements requiring technical expertise in navigation systems, coastal instrumentation, and vessel-related engineering. Griscom maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors, including WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD, TRONCONI SEGARRA & ASSOCIATES LLP, JNB SERVICES LLC, PURE ENVIRO-MANAGEMENT, LLC, and THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO. These partnerships reflect a blend of academic research capabilities, environmental management services, and niche engineering firms with proven experience in marine and atmospheric systems. His contracting patterns emphasize long-term collaboration with vendors possessing domain-specific technical proficiency, particularly in instrumentation, data acquisition, and coastal infrastructure support. Griscom demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 43.3% of his acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. While no other socioeconomic set-asides dominate his portfolio, his consistent use of small business set-asides underscores a deliberate strategy to foster innovation and capacity-building among qualified small vendors. His contracting approach prioritizes equitable access for small firms capable of delivering specialized technical solutions aligned with NOAA’s operational needs. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing) and 336612 (Boat Building), reflecting a heavy emphasis on marine vessel platforms and associated systems. He also frequently procures equipment under NAICS 334511 for nautical navigation and detection systems, as well as 221122 for power distribution infrastructure supporting coastal observation stations. His expertise centers on high-reliability, environmentally hardened instrumentation and vessel-based data collection systems critical to NOAA’s operational missions.