Alyssa Urquhart

Alyssa Urquhart serves as a key procurement professional within the General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service, Region 8, where she supports the strategic acquisition of engineering and technical services critical to federal mission readiness. She is instrumental in managing the procurement lifecycle for complex, mission-critical systems design and operational support contracts, ensuring alignment with GSA FAS Region 8’s mandate to modernize digital infrastructure and enhance cybersecurity resilience across federal agencies. Her work centers on the acquisition of engineering services that enable secure, scalable, and interoperable federal IT and facility systems, with a strong emphasis on technical rigor and compliance with federal acquisition regulations. Her contracting activities are primarily focused on engineering services under NAICS 541330, engaging a broad spectrum of qualified vendors with deep expertise in systems engineering, cybersecurity architecture, and infrastructure modernization. While specific contractor names are not publicly designated, her procurement patterns reflect consistent engagement with firms possessing proven technical capabilities in federal IT modernization, network resilience, and mission-critical systems integration. She maintains a vendor-neutral approach, prioritizing technical merit, past performance, and compliance over preferred vendor relationships. Alyssa’s contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions issued as non-set-aside contracts. This indicates a deliberate focus on maximizing competition and selecting the most technically capable offerors, regardless of socioeconomic status, while still ensuring full compliance with small business goals through unrestricted opportunities. Her approach supports broad market access and fosters innovation through competitive bidding. Her technical domain expertise lies in the procurement of professional engineering services for federal cybersecurity, digital transformation, and facility sustainment initiatives. She routinely acquires solutions involving systems engineering, network architecture, secure cloud migration, and compliance with NIST and FISMA standards, making her a pivotal figure in advancing the federal government’s technological infrastructure through disciplined, performance-driven acquisition practices.