Don Hendricks

Don Hendricks serves as a key procurement lead within the National Acquisitions - Co, supporting the Federal Prison System’s mission to enhance institutional effectiveness through professional services. He manages the acquisition of administrative and management consulting solutions critical to modernizing correctional operations, workforce training, and inmate rehabilitation programs. His portfolio centers on contract vehicles that streamline administrative functions, improve compliance frameworks, and strengthen organizational capacity across Bureau of Prisons facilities. Hendricks specializes in sole-source and competitive acquisitions under FAR Part 12 and Part 15, ensuring alignment with federal standards for performance-based contracting and outcome-driven service delivery. His primary contractor relationships include SAMPLES PROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE CONSULTING, LLC and COLT’S MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC, both of which deliver specialized consulting and operational support services. Hendricks fosters long-term, performance-based partnerships with vendors capable of delivering integrated management solutions, including process optimization, policy implementation, and staff development frameworks. His contracting approach emphasizes accountability, measurable deliverables, and adherence to federal performance metrics, ensuring contractors align with the agency’s strategic goals for institutional reform and operational efficiency. Hendricks maintains a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside preference across all procurements, fully committing to the FAR 19.5 small business program. He consistently prioritizes small business participation, directing all awards to small businesses without regard to specific socioeconomic categories, thereby maximizing opportunities for entrepreneurial firms within the federal contracting ecosystem. This approach reflects a deliberate strategy to build a diverse, agile vendor base capable of responding to the Bureau’s evolving operational needs. His procurement activity is exclusively focused on NAICS 541611—Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services. He procures strategic advisory services related to organizational design, compliance management, training program development, and system modernization, leveraging subject matter experts to enhance administrative resilience across federal correctional institutions.