Sheri Eiri

Sheri Eiri serves as a Purchasing Agent within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service, Procurement and Workforce Administration office, where she plays a pivotal role in acquiring critical infrastructure and scientific equipment to support national agricultural research initiatives. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions—from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration—for laboratory instrumentation, precision monitoring systems, and field research equipment. She ensures acquisitions align with ARS’s mission to modernize research environments, emphasizing technical accuracy, regulatory compliance, and timely delivery of mission-critical assets. Eiri cultivates partnerships with a diverse pool of vendors specializing in analytical instrumentation, industrial process control devices, and agricultural machinery. She routinely engages with manufacturers and merchant wholesalers who provide calibrated, high-precision equipment used in soil analysis, crop monitoring, and environmental data collection. Her working relationships are characterized by collaborative pre-solicitation outreach, clear technical requirements, and a focus on vendor reliability and after-sales support for complex scientific hardware. A strong advocate for small business participation, Eiri consistently prioritizes set-aside opportunities, with over 64% of her procurements designated for total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, and an additional 5.7% reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate strategy to foster economic inclusion while ensuring access to innovative, niche suppliers capable of meeting the specialized demands of agricultural science. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS codes 334513 and 334516, reflecting deep expertise in procuring industrial measuring and analytical laboratory instruments, alongside 333111 for farm machinery and 423830 for industrial equipment distribution. She specializes in acquiring precision sensors, data acquisition systems, and field-deployable research tools that enable cutting-edge agricultural experimentation and environmental monitoring.