Valerie Whipple

Valerie Whipple serves as a Contracting Officer, where she is responsible for managing the acquisition process and ensuring procurement integrity within her agency. In this role, she oversees the solicitation and award of contracts to support the agency's operational and technical requirements. Regarding set-aside preferences, the procurement data shows a primary reliance on full and open competitions, with no set-aside designations accounting for the majority of awards. However, there is a documented commitment to small business participation, primarily through Total Small Business Set-Asides. Smaller percentages of activity are also noted for Women-Owned Small Businesses and Small Disadvantaged Veteran Owned Small Businesses. Her procurement activity is heavily concentrated in the scientific and medical instrumentation sectors. The primary focus is on Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, complemented by acquisitions for Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing. Additionally, her technical domain expertise extends to the procurement of optical instrument and lens manufacturing, research and development in biotechnology, and the repair and maintenance of electronic and precision equipment.