Timothy Barnes

Timothy Barnes supports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office of Acquisition Services in managing complex procurement actions that enable critical public health infrastructure. He specializes in securing scientific, technical, and operational services essential to infectious disease surveillance, laboratory diagnostics, and data-driven response capabilities. His portfolio primarily encompasses professional and technical services, analytical instrumentation, and biomedical supply chains, ensuring the CDC maintains agile, science-based readiness for emerging health threats. Barnes operates within a high-stakes environment where procurement decisions directly impact national health security and rapid deployment of diagnostic and research capabilities. He maintains longstanding relationships with key contractors including General Dynamics Information Technology, Cepheid, MRIGLOBAL, GlaxoSmithKline, and New York City Health & Hospitals Corp., reflecting a preference for established vendors with proven expertise in public health systems, diagnostic platforms, and large-scale biomedical logistics. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and mission alignment, often engaging firms with deep domain knowledge in epidemiological data systems, clinical laboratory automation, and biosafety-compliant supply chains. Barnes’s contracting patterns show a strong orientation toward open competition, with 85.3% of awards issued without set-aside designations. While small business participation is modest—accounting for approximately 14.7% of awards—he consistently utilizes 8(a) competed contracts and Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating measured but intentional support for socioeconomically disadvantaged firms within the scientific and technical services sector. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990 (Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services) and 541611 (Management Consulting Services), with significant activity in 423490 (Professional Equipment Wholesalers) and 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing). He routinely acquires advanced diagnostic tools, biospecimen handling systems, data analytics platforms, and consulting services to strengthen laboratory networks and public health surveillance infrastructure across the United States.