Deryck Parker

Deryck Parker supports the Farm Production and Conservation Business Center’s real estate infrastructure mission within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, managing the acquisition and lease of nonresidential facilities critical to field-level agricultural operations and conservation programs. Responsible for end-to-end contracting processes, Parker ensures the agency secures accessible, scalable, and strategically located properties to support USDA personnel across rural and underserved regions. Their procurement portfolio is exclusively focused on real estate leasing, with a sharp specialization in facilitating physical infrastructure for farm assistance, disaster response, and conservation outreach initiatives. Parker maintains consistent working relationships with a small group of specialized real estate vendors, including Greenwood Properties, L.L.P. and McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, which provide property acquisition, site development, and facility management services. These partnerships are characterized by long-term, repeat engagement, reflecting a preference for vendors with proven expertise in rural property logistics and federal compliance. The Foreign Policy Research Institute Inc. is also engaged for strategic advisory services related to facility placement and regional program alignment, indicating a nuanced approach to integrating policy and infrastructure planning. There is no use of socioeconomic set-asides in Parker’s procurement portfolio; all acquisitions are competed full and open, with no preference for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other designated categories. This reflects a mission-driven focus on securing the most operationally suitable properties rather than socioeconomic targeting, aligning with the agency’s need for rapid, reliable infrastructure deployment. Parker’s contracting activity is entirely concentrated under NAICS 531120—Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings—indicating exclusive reliance on lease agreements for office, storage, and service facilities. Their technical domain expertise lies in securing commercial real estate assets tailored to agricultural field operations, with an emphasis on zoning compliance, rural accessibility, and infrastructure readiness for federal program delivery.