Susan Kenney-Lambert

Susan Kenney-Lambert serves as a key procurement lead within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, supporting critical acquisitions aligned with NOAA’s mission to advance oceanic and atmospheric science. She manages a portfolio of complex contracts focused on maritime instrumentation, environmental monitoring systems, and coastal infrastructure support, ensuring alignment with federal acquisition regulations and technical specifications for scientific operations. Her work directly enables NOAA’s data collection, forecasting, and ecosystem protection initiatives through the acquisition of specialized hardware, sensor systems, and maintenance services essential to operational readiness. Kenney-Lambert maintains established relationships with a core group of contractors, including Wisconsin Educational Communications Board, Tronconi Segarra & Associates LLP, JNB Services LLC, Pure Enviro-Management, LLC, and The Regents of the University of Colorado. These partnerships reflect a balanced mix of academic research institutions, niche engineering firms, and environmental service providers, indicating a preference for technically capable vendors with domain-specific expertise in marine and atmospheric systems. Her contracting patterns suggest a reliance on long-term, performance-based engagements rather than transactional procurements, fostering continuity in mission-critical support. Her procurement strategy prioritizes open competition, with 73% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions, while maintaining a consistent 27% commitment to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a measured approach to socioeconomic contracting—favoring broad small business participation without targeting specific categories like 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, suggesting a focus on capability over certification. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), reflecting deep engagement with vessel modernization, marine platform integration, and nautical system upgrades. Secondary emphasis on NAICS 334511 (nautical and detection systems) underscores her technical proficiency in acquiring advanced sensors, navigation instrumentation, and oceanographic equipment, positioning her as a specialist in high-precision environmental monitoring technologies.