Joy Hughes

Joy Hughes serves as a Contracting Specialist, where she is responsible for managing the acquisition lifecycle and executing procurement actions to support her agency's operational mission. In this role, she handles the solicitation and award process for a variety of professional services and technical requirements. Regarding set-aside preferences, the procurement patterns show a significant reliance on full and open competitions, with no set-aside designations accounting for the majority of actions. However, there is a clear commitment to small business participation, with a notable percentage of awards directed toward Total Small Business Set-Asides, followed by Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and 8(a) sole source awards. Her procurement activity is heavily concentrated in professional and technical services. The primary focus areas include administrative management and general management consulting, software publishing, and professional and management development training. Additionally, her expertise extends to other computer-related services and the procurement of hospitality and lodging services.