Ayla-Rebeka Brooks

Ayla-Rebeksa Brooks serves as a Contract Specialist at Washington Headquarters Services (WHS), a critical support agency within the Department of Defense responsible for delivering enterprise-wide administrative and operational services. In this role, she manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions, from requirements validation and market research to contract award and administration, ensuring compliance with FAR and DFARS regulations. Her portfolio primarily supports mission-enabling services that enhance DoD institutional efficiency, including research and development, management consulting, and facility-related support. Brooks plays a pivotal role in aligning acquisition strategies with WHS’s strategic priorities of digital transformation and resource optimization across the defense enterprise. She maintains consistent contracting relationships with a core group of vendors including CLARITY INNOVATIONS LLC, CYNERGY PROFESSIONAL SYSTEMS LLC, SIGNATURE RENOVATIONS LLC, AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, and GUIDEHOUSE INC. These partnerships reflect a focus on high-capacity service providers capable of delivering complex technical and administrative solutions. Her working patterns emphasize long-term, performance-based contracts that prioritize quality, scalability, and mission alignment over transactional procurement, fostering collaborative vendor engagement grounded in transparency and regulatory rigor. Brooks’s contracting activity reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 84.4% of awards issued under no set-aside conditions. The remaining 15.6% are allocated to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured but deliberate commitment to small business participation without compromising mission needs. She does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, instead prioritizing broad small business eligibility within the context of competitive, full-and-open acquisitions. Her primary NAICS focus lies in 541712 (Research and Development in Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences) and 541611 (Administrative Management Consulting), indicating deep expertise in procuring technical advisory services, systems modernization studies, and institutional process optimization. She also regularly acquires office furniture manufacturing (337214) and commercial facility maintenance services (811310), reflecting WHS’s broad mandate to sustain both digital and physical defense infrastructure.