David L. Daniel

David Daniel serves as a Contract Specialist at the Federal Prison System’s Big Spring facility under the Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice, where he manages the acquisition of critical food service and institutional support commodities essential to sustaining the daily operations of a federal correctional institution. His responsibilities include soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for perishable and prepared foods, specialty dietary provisions, and related logistics services, ensuring compliance with federal nutrition standards and religious dietary requirements. David’s portfolio is centered on maintaining safe, humane, and nutritionally adequate food service delivery through strategic sourcing aligned with FAR and USDA guidelines. He maintains a consistent working relationship with ATMOST REFRIGERATION COMPANY, INC., a key vendor providing refrigeration and cold-chain logistics solutions critical to food safety and storage integrity. His procurement patterns reflect long-term, performance-based vendor partnerships focused on reliability, compliance, and supply chain resilience, particularly with firms capable of delivering temperature-sensitive and specialty dietary products under strict institutional protocols. David demonstrates a robust commitment to small business participation, with 90.3% of his acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. He actively prioritizes contracting opportunities for small disadvantaged businesses, HUBZone firms, and other socioeconomically disadvantaged vendors, consistently aligning procurement decisions with federal socioeconomic goals and promoting equitable access to government contracts. His primary procurement focus lies within NAICS categories 424410 (General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers), 424470 (Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers), and 424490 (Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers), reflecting deep expertise in procuring bulk perishables, protein sources, and specialty dietary items—including kosher and dairy provisions. He also regularly sources from commercial bakeries (NAICS 311812), demonstrating technical proficiency in food safety standards, shelf-life management, and institutional-scale distribution systems.