Tina Robinson

Tina Robinson serves as the primary procurement lead for the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), where she manages high-stakes acquisitions of specialized laboratory instrumentation, precision equipment maintenance, and scientific research support services. Her role is central to advancing NICHD’s mission of enabling cutting-edge biomedical discovery by ensuring timely access to mission-critical analytical tools and technical services. She routinely handles complex procurements under FAR Part 15, including competitive negotiated contracts for custom-engineered devices and long-term service agreements for sensitive, high-precision equipment used in developmental biology, reproductive science, and pediatric research. Her contractor relationships are primarily with manufacturers of analytical laboratory instruments and certified service providers specializing in the repair and calibration of sensitive scientific equipment. While no single vendor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with firms possessing ISO 13485 certification, FDA-registered manufacturing capabilities, and demonstrated expertise in maintaining mass spectrometers, flow cytometers, and next-generation sequencing platforms. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical evaluation, lifecycle cost analysis, and vendor performance metrics to ensure reliability in mission-critical environments. Robinson’s contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 85.9% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions. However, she actively supports small business participation, with 14.1% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a balanced commitment to both innovation and socioeconomic goals. Her primary NAICS focus includes 334516 for analytical instrument manufacturing and 811219 for precision equipment repair, underscoring her technical expertise in procuring laboratory-grade hardware and maintaining calibration-critical systems. She also frequently sources testing services under 541380 and professional scientific services under 541990, reflecting a broad yet specialized procurement profile grounded in life sciences infrastructure.