Yesenia C. Rodriguez

Yesenia C. Rodriguez serves as a Contracting Officer responsible for managing the full lifecycle of federal acquisitions, from solicitation through contract award and administration. She plays a critical role in advancing her agency’s mission by ensuring compliant, transparent, and efficient procurement processes aligned with FAR regulations. Her portfolio primarily encompasses service-based contracts in education, training, and professional development, with a focus on delivering high-quality, mission-critical support to federal operations. She routinely handles competitive sealed bids, requests for proposals, and simplified acquisitions under the micro-purchase and SAT thresholds, emphasizing value, timeliness, and regulatory adherence. While specific contractor names are not available, Rodriguez maintains a broad network of vendors spanning educational institutions, training providers, and temporary staffing firms. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for established service providers with demonstrated capacity in curriculum development, workforce training, and administrative support services. She engages with both large-capacity contractors and small businesses, fostering competitive environments that prioritize performance, past performance evaluations, and technical capability over price alone. Rodriguez demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 21.6% of her awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. She consistently prioritizes small business eligibility and actively promotes opportunities for firms meeting socioeconomic criteria, though no specific set-aside programs such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB dominate her portfolio. Her approach reflects a balanced strategy—leveraging small business set-asides to enhance competition while maintaining flexibility to ensure mission readiness. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 611310 (Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools) and 611430 (Professional and Management Development Training), indicating deep expertise in academic and workforce development services. She also regularly procures training content development, instructional design, and temporary personnel support under NAICS 561320 and 519130. This specialization underscores her technical proficiency in human capital and educational services contracting, positioning her as a key steward of federal workforce readiness initiatives.