Tednette White

Tednette White serves as a Contract Specialist within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), supporting the agency’s mission to advance oceanic, atmospheric, and coastal science through strategic acquisitions. She manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for specialized equipment and technical services critical to environmental monitoring, research, and maritime operations. Her portfolio includes complex contracts for scientific instrumentation, data collection systems, and vessel-related support, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and NOAA’s operational priorities in climate resilience and marine ecosystem protection. White maintains consistent working relationships with a diverse set of contractors, including the 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 blend of academic, technical services, and environmental management vendors, indicating a preference for firms with demonstrated expertise in scientific support, environmental compliance, and specialized manufacturing. Her procurement approach emphasizes collaboration with vendors capable of delivering mission-critical solutions under stringent technical and regulatory standards. Her contracting patterns reveal an equal split between small business set-asides and open competitions, demonstrating a balanced commitment to socioeconomic objectives under FAR 19.5. While she does not favor specific categories like 8(a) or HUBZone exclusively, her consistent use of total small business set-asides signals a deliberate strategy to foster competition and expand opportunities for qualified small businesses in niche technical fields. White’s primary NAICS focus areas—336611 (Ship Building and Repairing) and 339920 (Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing)—reflect procurement for marine platform support systems and specialized observational equipment. These categories suggest deep technical engagement with vessel retrofits, sensor integration, and ruggedized instrumentation tailored for harsh maritime environments, underscoring her expertise in procuring highly engineered, field-deployable solutions for NOAA’s operational fleet and field research teams.