Gwennifer Epps

Gwennifer Epps serves as a Contracting Officer responsible for managing the full lifecycle of professional services acquisitions, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and advancing mission-critical objectives through strategic contracting. She exercises full contracting authority under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), overseeing solicitation development, source selection, contract award, and performance monitoring. Her portfolio is exclusively focused on professional, scientific, and technical services, requiring deep subject matter expertise in evaluating complex technical proposals and ensuring alignment with agency mission needs. Epps plays a pivotal role in translating operational requirements into enforceable contractual obligations that deliver high-quality, mission-supporting outcomes. Epps maintains a collaborative yet rigorous approach to contractor engagement, working primarily with small businesses and professional service providers capable of delivering specialized expertise across a broad spectrum of technical domains. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, her consistent use of small business set-asides fosters a dynamic ecosystem of qualified vendors who compete for opportunities tailored to their capabilities. She prioritizes transparent, fair, and competitive processes that encourage innovation and accountability, cultivating long-term vendor relationships grounded in performance excellence and regulatory compliance. Epps demonstrates an unwavering commitment to socioeconomic goals, directing 100% of her acquisitions toward Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to maximize opportunities for small businesses, including those owned by women, veterans, and socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. Her contracting patterns consistently prioritize broad-based small business participation, reinforcing federal mandates to promote equitable access to government contracting and strengthen the small business economy. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing a wide array of specialized support functions such as management consulting, technical analysis, research services, and operational advisory work. She routinely procures high-value, non-standardized services requiring nuanced evaluation criteria, demonstrating expertise in assessing technical merit, past performance, and organizational capacity in complex, knowledge-intensive domains.