April Thomas

April M. Thomas serves as a key procurement professional within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, supporting the agency’s mission to ensure the safe and secure use of nuclear materials through strategic acquisition of technical and operational services. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on regulatory science, cybersecurity, and infrastructure support, aligning procurement activities with the NRC’s risk-informed regulatory framework. Her acquisitions typically involve professional consulting, IT modernization, and mission-critical systems integration, ensuring compliance with federal nuclear safety standards and operational resilience requirements. Thomas maintains established relationships with leading federal contractors including TEKSYNAP CORPORATION, LEIDOS, INC., and VERIZON BUSINESS NETWORK SERVICES LLC, reflecting a preference for experienced vendors with proven capabilities in nuclear-sector compliance, cybersecurity, and enterprise communications. She also engages OASIS SYSTEMS, LLC for complex, task-order-based services, and collaborates with POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO for specialized energy infrastructure support. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical rigor, and long-term vendor reliability over short-term cost savings. Thomas’s procurement portfolio reflects no set-aside preferences, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This indicates a strategic focus on selecting the most technically qualified providers regardless of socioeconomic status, consistent with the NRC’s mission-critical operational needs where specialized expertise outweighs socioeconomic targeting. Her primary procurement activity centers on NAICS 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services), reflecting demand for expert advisory services in nuclear safety analysis, licensing support, and regulatory compliance. Concurrently, she procures services under NAICS 721110 (Hotels and Motels), likely to support temporary lodging for inspectors, technical staff, and emergency response personnel during field operations or regulatory events. This dual focus underscores her role in enabling both technical oversight and operational continuity across the NRC’s nationwide mission footprint.