Candace Straker

Candace Straker serves as a Contracting Officer, where she is responsible for managing the acquisition lifecycle and ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations. In this role, she executes the agency's procurement mission by overseeing the solicitation and award process for critical technical services. Regarding set-aside preferences, the procurement patterns show a primary reliance on full and open competitions, with no set-aside utilized in the majority of cases. However, there is a demonstrated commitment to small business participation through the use of Total Small Business Set-Asides and 8(a) Sole Source awards. Additionally, some acquisitions are conducted under limited source justifications for urgent requirements per FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(i)(B). Straker's procurement activity is heavily concentrated in the information technology domain. Her primary industry focus includes Computer Systems Design Services, with significant activity in other computer-related services, custom computer programming, and computing infrastructure providers, including data processing and web hosting.