Barbara J. Rich

Barbara J. Rich serves as a Contracting Officer at the U.S. Army Engineering Support Center in Huntsville, operating under the W912DY agency code. In this role, she is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions for mission-critical engineering, environmental, and facilities support services across Army installations domestically and overseas. Her portfolio centers on ensuring operational readiness through the acquisition of technical, logistical, and infrastructure-enabling solutions, with a focus on compliance with FAR regulations and Army-specific acquisition policies. She routinely handles competitive sealed bidding, negotiated procurements, and task order deliveries under indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts to sustain and modernize military infrastructure. Barbara maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including AMD International Technologies LLC, Constellation NewEnergy, Inc., MSL Housekeeping Services LLC, Boh Environmental, L.L.C., and Hydrogeologic, Inc. These partnerships reflect a balanced mix of large and small business vendors delivering specialized engineering, energy, environmental remediation, and facilities support services. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, clear statement of work development, and rigorous contractor oversight to ensure mission alignment and accountability. Her procurement strategy prioritizes non-set-aside acquisitions at 80%, while maintaining a deliberate 20% commitment to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. Though she does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her consistent use of small business set-asides demonstrates a structured commitment to expanding small business participation in Army support contracts without compromising mission requirements. Barbara’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 238910 (Site Preparation Contractors), 561210 (Facilities Support Services), 562910 (Remediation Services), and 541614 (Process and Logistics Consulting Services). She specializes in acquiring site development, hazardous material remediation, facility maintenance, and operational logistics consulting—domains critical to sustaining Army infrastructure resilience and environmental compliance. Her technical expertise spans civil engineering support, environmental remediation protocols, and integrated facilities management systems.