Susan C Fedorko

Susan C. Fedorko serves as a Purchasing Agent for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the U.S. Department of Agriculture, managing procurement activities critical to the agency’s biosecurity and diagnostic mission. She is responsible for executing competitive acquisitions for specialized scientific equipment, logistical support services, and infrastructure-related supplies essential to safeguarding U.S. agricultural resources. Her work directly supports APHIS’s operational needs in pathogen detection, field surveillance, and laboratory diagnostics, ensuring timely access to mission-critical resources while adhering to federal acquisition regulations and procurement integrity standards. Fedorko maintains consistent procurement relationships with a select group of specialized vendors, including Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, Thorobred Aviation Maintenance, Inc., and AR6 Construction & Engineering, LLC. These partnerships reflect her focus on technical service providers offering aviation maintenance, laboratory instrumentation, and facility support solutions. Her contracting patterns indicate a preference for established contractors with proven capabilities in niche technical domains, particularly those capable of delivering precision equipment and compliance-driven services aligned with federal biosecurity protocols. Her procurement activity is overwhelmingly non-set-aside, with 90.3% of awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides, indicating a primary emphasis on technical capability and mission readiness over socioeconomic preferences. However, she consistently allocates 9.7% of awards to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured but deliberate commitment to small business participation where competitive conditions support it. Fedorko’s primary NAICS focus areas include 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing), 541380 (Testing Laboratories and Services), and 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services), reflecting her specialization in procuring diagnostic tools, laboratory testing infrastructure, and scientific consulting. She also engages vendors in 336214 (Travel Trailer and Camper Manufacturing) and 721110 (Hotels and Motels) to support mobile field operations and personnel lodging during outbreak response missions, underscoring her broad operational understanding of APHIS’s field-based mission requirements.