Benita Tassey

Benita Tassey serves as a Contracting Officer responsible for managing complex procurement actions across a diverse portfolio of mission-critical services. She plays a pivotal role in executing federal acquisition strategies aligned with statutory compliance, competitive procedures, and socioeconomic objectives. Her acquisitions primarily involve professional, technical, and environmental services, with a strong emphasis on full and open competition supplemented by targeted set-asides. Tassey ensures adherence to FAR guidelines while fostering transparency, accountability, and efficiency throughout the solicitation, award, and administration phases of contract lifecycle management. While specific contractor names are not available, Tassey maintains active partnerships with a broad spectrum of vendors, including small businesses, 8(a) participants, and general service providers across environmental, security, and transportation support sectors. Her contracting patterns reflect a balanced approach—engaging both established contractors and emerging small businesses to ensure market diversity and innovation. She consistently prioritizes fair and open competition while leveraging set-aside authorities to expand opportunities for disadvantaged firms, demonstrating a collaborative and inclusive vendor engagement model. Tassey exhibits a pronounced commitment to small business participation, with over half of her acquisitions designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. She also regularly utilizes 8(a) competed contracts, reflecting a strategic emphasis on socioeconomic programs designed to promote economic equity and contractor development. Her contracting patterns reveal a deliberate alignment with federal goals to increase small business contracting, particularly through competed set-asides rather than sole-source awards, reinforcing transparency and market-driven outcomes. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS codes related to solid waste collection, hazardous waste collection, security systems services, and air transportation support activities. This specialization underscores her technical expertise in environmental compliance, physical security infrastructure, and aviation logistics support services. Tassey’s domain knowledge enables her to effectively evaluate technical proposals, assess contractor capabilities, and ensure service delivery meets stringent federal operational and regulatory standards.