Brian Carter

Brian Carter supports the National Office of the Internal Revenue Service in advancing the agency’s mission to modernize federal tax administration through technology-driven procurement. While his formal title is not specified, his procurement activities center on acquiring advanced IT services, analytical tools, and cybersecurity solutions critical to legacy system modernization—particularly the transition of COBOL-based tax processing platforms to cloud-native environments. He handles a range of acquisitions including consulting services, software development, and technical support contracts that align with the IRS’s strategic priorities in digital transformation, system resilience, and secure data management. His contractor relationships are broad but predominantly non-set-aside, reflecting a focus on technical capability over socioeconomic categorization. He engages with a diverse pool of vendors, including firms specializing in federal IT modernization, systems integration, and technical consulting, often selecting based on demonstrated expertise in tax system architecture, cloud migration, and vulnerability mitigation. While no single contractor dominates his portfolio, his pattern suggests a preference for experienced, high-capacity service providers with proven success in Treasury and IRS environments. Set-aside preferences are heavily skewed toward non-set-aside awards at 94.7%, indicating a procurement strategy prioritizing technical merit and mission-critical performance over socioeconomic designations. Only 5.3% of awards are allocated to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, suggesting a selective but compliant approach to small business participation, primarily when capabilities align precisely with complex technical requirements. His primary NAICS focus includes 519130 (Other Activities Related to Advertising), which likely supports digital outreach and taxpayer communication platforms, and 541611 and 541690 for administrative and technical consulting services tied to system redesign and process optimization. He also procures sign manufacturing and parking services, indicating ancillary support needs for IRS facilities. His expertise lies at the intersection of tax policy, enterprise IT modernization, and secure systems integration.