Barbara A. Miller

Barbara A. Miller serves as Planning Committee Lead, overseeing the strategic planning and procurement alignment for professional, scientific, and technical services within her organization. In this role, she ensures that acquisition strategies align with mission objectives, guiding the development of solicitation requirements, evaluation criteria, and contract award recommendations. Her work is central to the agency’s procurement mission, bridging program needs with contracting execution to deliver high-value, mission-critical services. She typically manages complex, non-construction acquisitions requiring specialized expertise, including consulting, research, analytical support, and technical advisory services. Barbara collaborates with a broad spectrum of professional service providers, ranging from large national firms to niche specialty consultants, though no single contractor dominates her portfolio. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for open competition and merit-based selection, fostering relationships built on technical excellence and compliance with federal acquisition regulations. She engages vendors through competitive sealed bidding and negotiated procurements under FAR Part 15, prioritizing proposals that demonstrate clear methodology, qualified personnel, and measurable outcomes. Barbara’s procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. This reflects a deliberate focus on selecting the most capable provider regardless of socioeconomic status, consistent with agency directives to maximize value and technical proficiency. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her process remains transparent and inclusive, ensuring all eligible vendors have equitable access to opportunities. Her primary procurement focus is NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing a wide array of specialized support functions such as policy analysis, program evaluation, data analytics, and technical advisory services. She routinely procures expert consulting, operational research, and systems integration support, demonstrating deep familiarity with the technical and regulatory demands of professional services contracting in federal environments.