Shayna Simpson

Shayna Simpson supports the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) in executing mission-critical procurement activities aligned with the agency’s mandate to advance scientific research on substance use disorders. Though her formal title is not specified, her procurement role centers on managing research and technical service acquisitions that bridge laboratory innovation with clinical and public health applications. She routinely handles complex contracts for scientific consulting, analytical instrumentation, and laboratory support services, ensuring alignment with NIDA’s strategic priorities in neurobiology, behavioral science, and translational research. Her work directly enables the agency’s ability to fund high-impact studies and deploy cutting-edge methodologies across the national research ecosystem. Simpson maintains consistent procurement relationships with leading academic and research institutions, including The McLean Hospital Corporation, the University of Maryland, Baltimore, the University of Miami, the University of Pittsburgh, and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. These partnerships reflect a preference for elite research entities capable of delivering multidisciplinary, evidence-based solutions in addiction science. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term, performance-driven collaborations with institutions possessing deep expertise in clinical trials, neuroimaging, and behavioral intervention research, often structured as research service agreements or basic research contracts under FAR Part 35. Her procurement portfolio is overwhelmingly dominated by open, non-set-aside acquisitions, with 95.1% of awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides, indicating a primary focus on technical merit and scientific capability over socioeconomic criteria. Only 4.9% of awards are designated as total small business set-asides, suggesting that while small business participation is permitted, it is not a primary contracting driver in her portfolio. Simpson’s procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services) and 811219 (Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance), reflecting demand for specialized research support, data analysis services, and maintenance of high-precision laboratory instruments. She also regularly procures analytical laboratory equipment under NAICS 334516 and research and development services under NAICS 541715, demonstrating deep technical expertise in supporting the infrastructure of addiction science research.