Kendra N. Taylor

Kendra N. Taylor serves as a Contracting Officer at the U.S. Army Engineering Support Center in Huntsville, responsible for managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions to sustain critical military infrastructure and mission-enabling services. She plays a pivotal role in executing the agency’s mission to maintain operational readiness through facility modernization, engineering support, and integrated logistics solutions. Her portfolio primarily consists of professional services contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with a strong emphasis on facilities support and maintenance operations across domestic and overseas Army installations. Taylor ensures compliance with statutory requirements while balancing mission urgency with fiscal accountability in a dynamic operational environment. She maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of vendors specializing in facilities operations, environmental remediation, and mission-critical support services, including AMD International Technologies LLC, Constellation NewEnergy, Inc., MSL Housekeeping Services LLC, Boh Environmental, L.L.C., and Hydrogeologic, Inc. These partnerships reflect a preference for established contractors with proven technical expertise in facility sustainment, energy management, and environmental compliance. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, clear statement of work development, and long-term vendor collaboration to ensure seamless service delivery. Taylor exhibits a balanced approach to socioeconomic contracting, with an equal split between open competition and Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. She actively prioritizes small business participation without reliance on specialized set-aside programs such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB, demonstrating a commitment to broad-based small business engagement through competitive, unrestricted opportunities tailored to service capabilities. Her procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 561210 (Facilities Support Services), encompassing custodial, groundskeeping, facility maintenance, energy management, and environmental services essential to Army installation readiness. She specializes in procuring integrated, performance-based support solutions that align with Army sustainability goals and infrastructure resilience standards, ensuring mission continuity through reliable, high-quality service delivery.