Denise Harper

Denise Harper serves as a key procurement professional responsible for managing information technology and business support acquisitions within her agency. She plays a central role in executing the agency’s mission-critical technology initiatives by overseeing the solicitation, evaluation, and award of contracts for computing infrastructure, custom software development, and related professional services. Her work ensures the agency maintains secure, scalable, and efficient digital operations while aligning procurement activities with federal acquisition regulations and strategic technology modernization goals. She typically handles complex, performance-based solicitations requiring technical expertise in cloud-enabled systems, data processing platforms, and integrated business support solutions. Her contractor relationships span a diverse ecosystem of vendors, including large systems integrators and specialized IT service providers. She engages with firms capable of delivering end-to-end computing infrastructure, including data hosting, network management, and application development services. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, her procurement patterns reflect a preference for vendors with proven experience in federal IT environments and strong compliance with cybersecurity and service-level requirements. She fosters collaborative, long-term vendor partnerships grounded in transparency and performance accountability. Denise demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with approximately 22.2% of her awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. While the majority of her acquisitions remain open to all competitors, her consistent use of small business set-asides signals a deliberate effort to expand opportunities for qualified small businesses in the federal IT marketplace. Her contracting patterns reflect a balanced approach—prioritizing competition while actively promoting socioeconomic goals through targeted set-aside strategies. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 518210, where she acquires computing infrastructure and data hosting services, complemented by significant activity in custom programming (541511), business support services (561499), and advertising-related technical services (541890). This blend underscores her expertise in procuring both foundational IT systems and specialized professional services essential to modern government operations.