Bernice B. Harris

Bernice B. Harris serves as a key procurement lead within the Special Contracting Branches A and B of the General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service, where she manages the acquisition of critical temporary labor and industrial support services essential to federal operational readiness. Her work directly supports overseas and contingency operations by ensuring the timely deployment of workforce solutions for logistics, warehousing, and specialized manufacturing functions. She handles complex, performance-based contracts under FAR Part 37 and FAR Part 19, with a primary focus on securing temporary help services to sustain mission-critical supply chain operations across defense and civilian agencies. Harris maintains consistent partnerships with a small, high-performing cohort of contractors, including Communication Logic LLC, LC Industries Inc., and FSR Consulting LLC, all of which have demonstrated reliable capacity in delivering scalable workforce solutions under demanding operational conditions. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor reliability, performance metrics, and compliance with federal labor standards, fostering trusted relationships with firms capable of rapid mobilization and adaptive staffing in austere environments. Her procurement strategy is heavily skewed toward small business participation, with 80% of her awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a deep institutional commitment to expanding economic opportunity for small businesses in the federal services sector. She consistently prioritizes small business eligibility and compliance, ensuring that socioeconomic goals are embedded in every solicitation and evaluation process. The entirety of her acquisition portfolio is concentrated under NAICS 561320, Temporary Help Services, reflecting specialized expertise in procuring flexible, on-demand labor for logistical and industrial support functions. She focuses on workforce solutions that enable dynamic staffing for warehouse operations, inventory management, equipment handling, and field support—ensuring federal agencies maintain resilience through agile, compliant, and responsive human capital acquisition.