Chanel Bennett

Chanel Bennett serves as a Contract Specialist at the Federal Prison System’s Big Spring facility under the Bureau of Prisons, where she manages the acquisition of mission-critical food service and infrastructure support contracts. Her work directly supports the agency’s mandate to provide safe, humane, and nutritionally compliant meals to incarcerated populations, with a focus on perishable and prepared foods, specialty dietary programs—including kosher and dairy provisions—and related equipment. She handles full lifecycle procurement activities from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and institutional operational requirements. Bennett maintains a consistent working relationship with ATMOST REFRIGERATION COMPANY, INC., a key vendor specializing in commercial refrigeration systems essential for food storage and safety compliance. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in reliability, regulatory adherence, and technical expertise in food service infrastructure. She collaborates closely with suppliers who demonstrate capacity to meet stringent federal food safety and dietary accommodation standards, fostering stable, performance-driven contractor relationships. Her contracting portfolio reflects a strong commitment to small business participation, with 92.9% of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to prioritize economically disadvantaged and locally based vendors, aligning with broader Department of Justice socioeconomic goals. She rarely utilizes no-set-aside procurements, underscoring her dedication to expanding opportunities for small, minority-owned, and community-based enterprises within the federal supply chain. Bennett’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 311999 (All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing), which encompasses custom-prepared meals, dietary-specific food products, and institutional foodservice supplies. She also manages limited acquisitions in metal fabrication (NAICS 332420 and 332999) for food storage tanks and equipment, and occasionally engages religious organizations (NAICS 813110) for specialized kosher meal production. Her technical expertise centers on food safety protocols, dietary accommodation compliance, and cold chain logistics within federal correctional environments.