Valarie Reinholz

Valarie Reinholz serves as a Contract Specialist at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, where she manages the acquisition lifecycle for mission-critical goods and services that support ecological conservation and infrastructure resilience. Her work directly enables the agency’s core objectives in habitat restoration, wildlife protection, and public land maintenance by ensuring timely, compliant, and cost-effective procurement of specialized equipment and technical services. She handles a diverse portfolio of acquisitions ranging from scientific instrumentation to facility upgrades, with a strong emphasis on aligning procurements with federal regulatory standards and environmental stewardship goals. Reinholz collaborates with a broad network of vendors, including manufacturers of analytical laboratory instruments, security systems providers, and office furniture suppliers, fostering partnerships grounded in transparency and regulatory compliance. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages both large-capability firms and small businesses to meet technical requirements while promoting competitive bidding. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting and clear statement of work development to ensure vendor accountability and mission alignment. A strong advocate for socioeconomic opportunities, Reinholz prioritizes small business participation, with nearly 40% of her acquisitions structured as set-asides—equally divided between Total Small Business Set-Asides and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) preferences. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate commitment to expanding market access for underserved entrepreneurs, consistently leveraging FAR Part 19 authorities to enhance diversity in the supplier base without compromising technical integrity. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) and 334517 (Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing), reflecting the agency’s need for precision environmental monitoring tools. She also regularly procures security systems services (NAICS 561621) and wood office furniture (NAICS 337211) to support field station operations and administrative infrastructure, demonstrating a unique blend of scientific, operational, and logistical contracting expertise.