Brenda Wise

Brenda Wise serves as a Contracting Officer at FCI Elkton, part of the Federal Bureau of Prisons under the Department of Justice, where she manages the acquisition of food services and nutritional supply chain solutions critical to sustaining incarcerated populations. Her portfolio encompasses the full lifecycle of procurement activities—from market research and solicitation development to contract award and performance monitoring—ensuring compliance with federal food safety standards, dietary guidelines, and operational continuity requirements. She specializes in complex, high-volume contracts for perishable and non-perishable food products, with an emphasis on maintaining reliable, auditable supply chains across federal correctional facilities. Brenda maintains longstanding relationships with key vendors including SIRNA & SONS, INC, Schwebel Baking Company, and United Dairy, Inc., reflecting a preference for established, mission-aligned suppliers with proven capacity to meet stringent federal food service specifications. Her contracting approach prioritizes consistent quality, regulatory adherence, and logistical reliability, fostering long-term vendor partnerships grounded in performance accountability and compliance with USDA and FDA mandates. A strong advocate for small business participation, Brenda consistently structures procurements with a 64.8% total small business set-aside rate under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate and sustained commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals. She actively leverages small business set-asides to expand vendor diversity, particularly supporting manufacturers and wholesalers that meet size standards and demonstrate capacity to deliver bulk, shelf-stable, and refrigerated food products in compliance with federal correctional standards. Her primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 311999 (All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing), 311812 (Commercial Bakeries), and 424410 (General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers), reflecting deep expertise in sourcing baked goods, dairy products, and broad-line grocery items. Brenda’s technical domain expertise centers on food service logistics, cold chain management, and compliance with nutritional specifications mandated for federal institutional feeding programs.