Gailene W Gambol

Gailene W. Gambol serves as a Contract Specialist at the Federal Correctional Institution at Bastrop (15B501), within the Bureau of Prisons under the Department of Justice. In this role, she manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions critical to sustaining the facility’s mission of providing safe, humane, and nutritionally compliant meals to incarcerated individuals. Her acquisitions focus on perishable and non-perishable food systems, religious dietary accommodations, and culturally appropriate nutrition services, ensuring strict adherence to federal food safety and dietary standards under the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Gambol routinely handles requirements solicited via sealed bids, competitive proposals, and simplified acquisition procedures, prioritizing compliance, timeliness, and operational continuity. Gambol collaborates with a diverse array of vendors, including specialty food distributors, religious dietary certifiers, and small-scale food manufacturers, to ensure consistent supply chain reliability. While specific contractor names are not publicly disclosed, her procurement patterns reflect strong engagement with vendors capable of delivering kosher, halal, vegetarian, and other faith-based meal protocols. She maintains structured vendor relationships grounded in performance-based contracting, quality assurance clauses, and strict compliance monitoring to meet the unique dietary needs of a federally incarcerated population. A steadfast advocate for small business participation, Gambol consistently structures solicitations with a 84.6% total small business set-aside rate, reflecting a deep commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals under FAR Part 19. Her approach prioritizes small business eligibility across multiple categories, including HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, and Women-Owned Small Businesses, ensuring equitable access to federal food service opportunities. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 424410 (General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers) and 311999 (Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing), with significant activity in 424490 (Other Grocery Wholesalers) and 813110 (Religious Organizations). This reflects her technical expertise in sourcing compliant, faith-sensitive, and shelf-stable food products, as well as partnering with organizations that specialize in religious dietary certification and preparation. Gambol’s domain knowledge ensures that all acquisitions align with federal nutrition standards and inmate health requirements.