Harold Leo Powell

Harold Leo Powell serves as a Contracting Officer responsible for managing the full lifecycle of federal acquisitions, from requirements validation and market research to contract award and administration. He plays a critical role in ensuring compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and advancing mission-critical procurement objectives across professional and technical service domains. His portfolio primarily encompasses non-defense support services, with a focus on event management, professional consulting, and IT infrastructure solutions. Powell ensures acquisitions are executed with transparency, competition, and regulatory integrity, aligning each contract with strategic agency priorities and fiscal stewardship principles. While specific contractor names are not available, Powell consistently engages with a diverse pool of vendors offering support services, convention and trade show logistics, professional technical consulting, and computing infrastructure solutions. His contracting patterns reflect a preference for competitive sealed bidding and negotiated procurements under FAR Part 15, fostering relationships with both large-capability firms and small business subcontractors. He prioritizes clear performance metrics and contract deliverables, ensuring accountability and service quality across vendor partnerships. Powell exhibits a strong commitment to small business participation, with 13.3% of his awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. Although he rarely utilizes specialized socioeconomic programs such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, his consistent use of general small business set-asides demonstrates a deliberate effort to expand market access for qualified small businesses. His contracting approach balances competition with socioeconomic goals, ensuring broad vendor participation while maintaining program efficiency. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 561990 (All Other Support Services), 561920 (Convention and Trade Show Organizers), and 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), with additional activity in 928120 (International Affairs) and 518210 (Computing Infrastructure Providers). He regularly acquires services related to event planning, policy analysis, technical consulting, and cloud-based data hosting, reflecting expertise in complex, knowledge-based service procurements requiring specialized domain knowledge and performance-based contract management.