Stephen Granato

Stephen Granato serves as an Acquisition Specialist, managing the procurement process and overseeing the acquisition lifecycle to support the agency's operational requirements. In this role, he is responsible for executing contracting actions and ensuring that procurement activities align with agency missions and federal acquisition regulations. Regarding set-aside preferences, the procurement patterns show a primary reliance on full and open competitions, with no set-aside designations accounting for the majority of activity. However, there is a documented commitment to small business participation, with a notable percentage of awards directed toward Total Small Business Set-Asides, 8(a) competed contracts, and partial small business set-asides. His industry focus is heavily concentrated within food and beverage manufacturing and distribution. Technical expertise and procurement activity are primarily centered on NAICS 311999 for miscellaneous food manufacturing and NAICS 311422 for specialty canning. Additionally, his procurement patterns include a focus on bottled water manufacturing and general line grocery merchant wholesalers.