Cassie Aragon

Cassie Aragon serves as a secondary procurement liaison within the Federal Correctional Complex Florence, supporting the Bureau of Prisons’ mission to deliver safe, secure, and humane detention operations through robust subsistence and facility support services. She plays a critical role in facilitating acquisitions for mission-critical food service and infrastructure contracts, ensuring compliance with federal nutrition standards and operational continuity. Her work centers on sourcing nutritionally adequate, culturally appropriate meals and maintaining essential facility systems, with a focus on procurement processes governed by FAR Part 19 and Department of Justice contracting guidelines. She typically handles micro-purchases, small business set-asides, and task order solicitations under blanket purchase agreements. Aragon maintains a consistent working relationship with Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, a key vendor providing specialized food manufacturing and distribution services tailored to institutional correctional environments. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established contractors with proven capabilities in institutional food production, cold chain logistics, and facility maintenance systems. She collaborates closely with vendors to ensure adherence to USDA dietary guidelines and BOP operational protocols, fostering long-term partnerships grounded in reliability, compliance, and scalability. Her procurement portfolio demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 75% of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. She actively prioritizes socioeconomic programs, regularly directing opportunities to small disadvantaged businesses and other qualified small entities, reinforcing the agency’s mandate to promote equitable economic access within federal contracting. Aragon’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 311999 (Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing), 311811 (Retail Bakeries), 311412 (Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing), 311511 (Fluid Milk Manufacturing), and 332996 (Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing). She specializes in sourcing bulk food products, baked goods, dairy items, and corrosion-resistant piping systems essential to institutional kitchens and facility infrastructure, demonstrating deep domain expertise in institutional foodservice supply chains and utility system maintenance.