Starleana Cooke

Starleana Cooke serves as a procurement professional responsible for managing a diverse portfolio of service-based acquisitions, ensuring alignment with federal contracting regulations and agency operational needs. She specializes in the execution of competitive solicitations under FAR Part 15, with a focus on performance-based contracting and task order delivery systems. Her work supports critical infrastructure and logistics functions, often involving complex requirements across multiple technical domains. Cooke’s procurement strategy emphasizes transparency, competition, and compliance with socioeconomic goals, positioning her as a key contributor to efficient and equitable acquisition outcomes within her organization. She maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of contractors, including MANCON LLC, GEMINI TECH SERVICES LLC, CHEMBLE SOLUTIONS, LLC, MICROTECHNOLOGIES LLC, and SAELIG COMPANY, INC. These partnerships span facility maintenance, logistics support, and specialized equipment supply, reflecting a preference for vendors with proven performance in niche service categories. Cooke fosters long-term vendor engagement through clear solicitation language, structured evaluation criteria, and post-award performance monitoring, promoting accountability and reliability in contract execution. A strong advocate for small business participation, Cooke consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with over half of her awards designated for small businesses. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate effort to expand economic opportunity by leveraging set-aside authorities, ensuring robust competition among small, disadvantaged, and locally based firms. While no other socioeconomic categories are prominently utilized, her focus on small business set-asides demonstrates a sustained commitment to equitable access and market development. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 812930 (Parking Lots and Garages), 484210 (Used Household and Office Goods Moving), and 562111 (Solid Waste Collection), indicating deep expertise in municipal infrastructure support services. She also procures institutional furniture and specialized data services, demonstrating a broad technical understanding of both physical asset management and ancillary operational support systems. Her domain knowledge enables her to craft precise statements of work and evaluate technical proposals with precision.