Kelly Lamantia

Kelly DeLashmutt serves as a Contract Specialist at the Federal Correctional Institution at Marion, operating under the Bureau of Prisons within the Department of Justice. In this role, she manages the acquisition of food services and related subsistence supplies critical to maintaining safe, secure, and humane institutional operations. Her responsibilities include soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts in full compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with a focus on nutritionally adequate, culturally appropriate, and religiously compliant food provisions. She routinely handles commercial item acquisitions under FAR Part 12 and oversees requirements defined by federal dietary standards, ensuring alignment with inmate health and institutional stability goals. DeLashmutt collaborates with a diverse array of food service vendors, including specialty food manufacturers, wholesale distributors, and agricultural suppliers. While specific contractor names are not publicly disclosed, her procurement patterns reflect consistent engagement with firms capable of delivering bulk, shelf-stable, and refrigerated food products under strict federal safety and traceability protocols. She maintains a professional, compliance-driven relationship with vendors, prioritizing reliability, scalability, and adherence to USDA and FDA standards in all contract performance. Her contracting activity demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with over half of her awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster economic opportunity among small, disadvantaged, and community-based suppliers. She consistently leverages socioeconomic programs to expand vendor diversity, ensuring equitable access to federal food service contracts while reinforcing the agency’s mission of operational resilience. DeLashmutt’s primary procurement focus centers on NAICS categories including 311999 (Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing), 311511 (Fluid Milk Manufacturing), and 424410 (Grocery Merchant Wholesalers), indicating deep expertise in sourcing perishable and non-perishable food commodities. She specializes in procuring frozen specialty foods, fluid dairy products, and egg-based ingredients, requiring precise cold-chain logistics and compliance with federal nutrition guidelines. Her technical domain expertise lies in the intersection of food safety, institutional scale, and regulatory compliance within the federal corrections environment.