Tirene Crowell

Tirene Crowell serves as a key procurement professional within the Contracts and Acquisitions Management unit of the U.S. Department of Education, where she supports the strategic acquisition of professional services critical to advancing federal education policy and institutional capacity. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle of contracts for research, data systems modernization, regulatory compliance support, and technical assistance services that underpin federal student aid programs and national education data infrastructure. She routinely oversees complex service-based acquisitions aligned with evidence-based decision-making goals, ensuring alignment with federal procurement regulations and agency mission priorities. Crowell maintains a primary working relationship with LPE-STRATEGIES LLC, a trusted vendor providing specialized policy analysis, evaluation, and technical support services to federal education programs. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for established, high-capacity contractors with proven expertise in education research and systems integration, indicating a focus on reliability, scalability, and subject-matter depth in vendor selection. She engages with vendors through competitive solicitation processes, including RFPs and task order deliveries under blanket purchase agreements, emphasizing performance-based outcomes and measurable deliverables. Crowell’s contracting portfolio reflects a 100% non-set-aside approach, with no utilization of 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic set-asides. This indicates a procurement strategy prioritizing technical capability and mission alignment over socioeconomic targeting, consistent with the agency’s need for specialized, large-scale service providers capable of supporting complex, nationwide education systems. Her acquisitions are concentrated in professional services related to education policy analysis, data system development, compliance auditing, and institutional research support. While NAICS codes are not available, her work aligns with domains such as educational consulting, federal program evaluation, and information technology services tailored to public education agencies, demonstrating deep expertise in the technical and regulatory landscape of federal student aid and postsecondary data management.