Edna Perry-Carter

Edna F. Perry-Carter serves as a Contract Specialist within the Federal Prison System’s Bureau of Prisons, where she plays a pivotal role in managing the acquisition of critical health, infrastructure, and operational services essential to the constitutional mandate of humane incarceration. She oversees the full lifecycle of procurement actions—from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration—ensuring compliance with FAR regulations and agency-specific requirements. Her portfolio primarily encompasses medical services, facility maintenance, and vocational training programs, aligning with the agency’s mission to sustain safe, legally compliant correctional environments nationwide. Perry-Carter maintains longstanding relationships with key contractors including Federal Prison Industries, Inc., NaphCare Inc., and Heritage Health Solutions, Inc., reflecting a consistent reliance on specialized providers of inmate healthcare, dietary services, and institutional support. She also collaborates regularly with construction and site development firms such as McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC and Seneca Federal Solutions, LLC, indicating a balanced focus on both clinical and physical infrastructure needs. Her contracting patterns suggest a preference for established vendors with proven experience in federal correctional settings, fostering reliability and regulatory alignment. Her set-aside preferences reveal a strong emphasis on open competition, with 70.4% of awards issued without set-asides, while 28.9% are designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. Although service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) set-asides represent only 0.7%, her overall pattern demonstrates a measurable commitment to small business participation, particularly through general small business opportunities rather than targeted socioeconomic programs. Perry-Carter’s procurement focus centers on NAICS 621399 (miscellaneous health practitioners) and 611519 (other technical and trade schools), underscoring her expertise in contracting for inmate medical care, mental health services, and vocational rehabilitation programs. She also manages acquisitions in solid waste collection and cosmetology training, reflecting the Bureau’s holistic approach to institutional sustainability and reentry preparedness. Her technical domain expertise lies at the intersection of correctional healthcare and workforce development.