Stefanie Seaborne

Stefanie Seaborne serves as a key procurement professional within the Contracts and Acquisitions Management unit of the U.S. Department of Education, where she oversees the strategic acquisition of professional services critical to advancing postsecondary education policy, regulatory compliance, and federal student aid infrastructure. Her work centers on securing expert consulting, research, and data systems support to enable evidence-based decision-making across federal education programs. She manages a diverse portfolio of contract actions under FAR Part 12 and Part 15, primarily involving non-personal services that require technical expertise in education analytics, policy evaluation, and institutional capacity building. Seaborne maintains a consistent working relationship with LPE-STRATEGIES LLC, a primary vendor delivering management consulting and research services aligned with the agency’s mission. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established firms with demonstrated experience in education policy and data systems, while also fostering collaboration with niche providers capable of supporting specialized technical requirements. She engages contractors through competitive sealed bidding and negotiated procurements, emphasizing performance-based outcomes and clear statement of work definitions. Her procurement strategy prioritizes small business participation, with equal allocations to Total Small Business Set-Asides and Women-Owned Small Business concerns, alongside a significant portion of open competitions. This balanced approach underscores a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic inclusion without compromising mission-critical delivery. She actively leverages FAR 19.5 set-asides to expand vendor diversity while maintaining rigorous evaluation criteria for technical merit and past performance. Seaborne’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541618 (Other Management Consulting Services) and 519130 (Other Activities Related to Publishing), reflecting her emphasis on policy analysis, program evaluation, and educational research services. She also routinely procures services under NAICS 511210 (Software Publishers) and 541720 (Social Science and Humanities Research), demonstrating deep expertise in data-driven decision support systems, institutional research tools, and educational technology consulting. Her domain knowledge spans federal education data architecture, compliance reporting frameworks, and postsecondary outcomes measurement.