Erin Mcguire

Erin McGuire, a woman-owned small business sole proprietorship based in Beaverton, Oregon, provides scientific illustration and graphic design services to the U.S. Geological Survey as a prime contractor under a small-business-set-aside indefinite delivery contract. McGuire operates exclusively under full-and-open and set-aside delivery orders from a single federal customer without subcontractor engagement, competing in NAICS 541512 (Graphic Design Services) and PSC Support—Professional/Other.

McGuire's capability portfolio centers on scientific illustration and visual communications for natural hazards and natural resources programs. Her work translates complex geological and environmental information into graphics for project websites, scientific publications, and internal SharePoint platforms. Representative delivery orders include a $3,168 order issued February 6, 2026, for the Hazard Ready Nation Strategy Document; a $9,216 order issued January 13, 2026, supporting USGS natural resources communication; a $9,936 order issued June 26, 2024, for the Science for Hazards Investigations, Response, and Assessment (SHIRA) Illustrations Risk Project; and a $6,586 order issued February 7, 2024, for SHIRA Risk Project and SharePoint website illustrations. All delivery orders are issued under an underlying single-award IDC awarded August 9, 2021, with a $100,000 ceiling and a five-year performance period extending through August 8, 2026.

Customer concentration is absolute: 100 percent of McGuire's recent awards (10 total, $150 thousand combined potential value) flow from the Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey Office of Acquisitions and Grants. The underlying IDC carries 9 task orders valued at approximately $50 thousand, representing 33 percent of the contract's $100,000 ceiling. McGuire's award activity shows modest frequency — two awards in 2021, two in 2023, three in 2024, and three in 2026 — with the most recent delivery order issued February 6, 2026. The IDC completion date of August 8, 2026, represents imminent recompete exposure for the underlying vehicle and all outstanding task orders dependent on it.

McGuire operates as a solo prime without subcontractor relationships. She performs all work from her Beaverton, Oregon location (though some award descriptions reference Herndon, Virginia as an alternate address). Her firm-fixed-price delivery orders typically range from approximately $1,100 to nearly $10,000 per task, demonstrating sustained agency demand for specialized scientific illustration capability within USGS's communications infrastructure but indicating a narrow, single-customer revenue stream with no diversification across agencies, vehicles, or subcontract roles.