Carmen Harris-Triplett

Carmen Harris-Triplett serves as a procurement specialist focused on industrial components and vehicle manufacturing systems, ensuring the agency’s acquisition strategy aligns with federal contracting regulations and socioeconomic goals. She manages a high-volume portfolio of competitive procurements under FAR Part 15, primarily for fasteners, hardware, and motor vehicle body assemblies. Her role is central to sustaining mission-critical supply chains by sourcing durable, standardized parts that support defense, transportation, and infrastructure operations. She conducts market research, develops solicitation documents, and evaluates technical proposals to ensure compliance with performance specifications and delivery timelines. Her contractor relationships are centered on manufacturers of precision-engineered fasteners and automotive body components, with consistent engagement with small businesses that hold expertise in metal stamping, thread forming, and sheet metal fabrication. While no single vendor dominates her award profile, she fosters long-term partnerships with firms capable of meeting stringent quality standards such as AS9100 and ISO 9001. Her procurement approach emphasizes competitive bidding, technical validation, and supplier performance monitoring to ensure reliability and consistency in delivered goods. Harris-Triplett demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 62.5% of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. She actively prioritizes small business eligibility and frequently utilizes simplified acquisition procedures to lower barriers to entry for qualified vendors. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate strategy to expand opportunities for small manufacturers, particularly those without prior federal experience, while maintaining rigorous compliance with socioeconomic program requirements. Her primary technical focus lies in NAICS 332722, where she procures bolts, nuts, screws, rivets, and washers for industrial and vehicular applications, and NAICS 336211, where she sources custom motor vehicle body components. Her domain expertise includes material specifications, tolerance standards, and production scalability, making her a key liaison between engineering requirements and industrial supply chain execution.