John N. Spearing

John N. Spearing supports the Internal Revenue Service’s It Strategy and Modernization unit in advancing mission-critical IT modernization initiatives through strategic procurement and acquisition management. He plays a central role in executing contracts that deliver scalable computing infrastructure, secure data processing platforms, and enterprise-grade software solutions essential to modernizing tax administration systems. His work directly enables the agency’s digital transformation by ensuring timely delivery of interoperable, cyber-secure technologies that support nationwide tax operations. Spearing primarily handles complex, performance-based acquisitions for cloud-enabled services, data center modernization, and mission-critical application hosting, aligning procurement decisions with federal IT modernization mandates and NIST cybersecurity frameworks. Spearing collaborates with a broad spectrum of technology vendors specializing in infrastructure-as-a-service, managed data hosting, and secure software deployment. While no single contractor dominates his portfolio, he consistently engages with firms capable of delivering enterprise-level computing infrastructure, including those with FedRAMP authorization, ISO 27001 certification, and experience in IRS-specific compliance environments. His contracting approach emphasizes vendor reliability, system interoperability, and long-term operational sustainment, fostering partnerships with both large systems integrators and specialized niche providers capable of meeting stringent federal security requirements. Spearing’s procurement activities reflect a strict focus on open competition, with 100% of acquisitions conducted under no set-aside conditions. This indicates a preference for selecting the most technically capable and cost-effective solutions regardless of vendor size or socioeconomic status, consistent with the agency’s need for mission-critical system resilience and scalability. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in his portfolio, all procurements remain fully compliant with FAR requirements and are structured to allow equitable access for all qualified vendors. His primary procurement focus is on NAICS 518210, encompassing computing infrastructure providers, data processing services, and web hosting solutions. He specializes in acquiring cloud-based platforms, secure data centers, API-driven data integration tools, and managed IT services that underpin IRS’s enterprise architecture. His technical domain expertise centers on secure, high-availability systems that support real-time tax processing, data analytics, and cybersecurity resilience across federal and third-party networks.