Donald Quarles

Donald Quarles serves as a Contracting Officer within the Special Contracting Branches A and B of the General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service, where he plays a pivotal role in securing mission-critical logistics, warehousing, and specialized industrial support services for federal operations—particularly in overseas and contingency environments. His portfolio centers on end-to-end supply chain resilience, procuring industrial machinery, equipment distribution systems, and engineering services essential to sustaining defense and civilian agency readiness. Quarles manages complex acquisitions under FAR Part 13 and Part 15, often leveraging simplified acquisition procedures for urgent requirements while ensuring compliance with statutory procurement frameworks and performance-based contracting standards. Quarles maintains longstanding relationships with key contractors including COMMUNICATION LOGIC LLC, LC INDUSTRIES INC, and FSR CONSULTING LLC, all of which provide specialized manufacturing, logistics integration, and technical support services. His contracting approach emphasizes performance outcomes over prescriptive specifications, fostering partnerships with vendors capable of delivering scalable, mission-adaptive solutions under dynamic operational conditions. These relationships are characterized by consistent recompetition and performance-based contract modifications, reflecting a preference for proven capability over transactional sourcing. While the majority of his acquisitions are conducted as no set-aside procurements, Quarles consistently allocates approximately one-third of his portfolio to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to expanding small business participation in high-impact industrial support markets. He does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, instead prioritizing broad-based small business eligibility to maximize competition and innovation among qualified vendors. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 423830 (Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers), where he sources heavy-duty storage, material handling, and field-deployable equipment, complemented by NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services) for system integration, logistics modeling, and infrastructure design. This dual focus reflects deep expertise in industrial supply chain engineering and operational logistics support for federal contingency operations.