Kimberly Schwinn

Kimberly Schwinn serves as a key procurement professional within Federal Prison Industries (Unicor), supporting the agency’s mission to provide vocational training and meaningful employment to incarcerated individuals through the acquisition of goods and services for federal agencies. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts aligned with Unicor’s industrial operations, focusing on construction, IT services, and management consulting to sustain the agency’s production capabilities and infrastructure. Her work ensures compliance with federal procurement regulations while advancing the organization’s goals of rehabilitation, cost efficiency, and self-sufficiency through inmate labor. Schwinn maintains strong, recurring relationships with a select group of contractors, including Veterans Range Solutions, LLC; Krueger International, Inc.; Veterans Environmental Group, LLC; Blind Industries and Services of Maryland; and Nightingale Corp. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with specialized capabilities in facility maintenance, environmental services, adaptive manufacturing, and IT support—sectors that complement Unicor’s in-house production model. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term vendor collaboration, often leveraging established performance histories to ensure reliability and mission alignment. A significant portion of her acquisitions—nearly two-thirds—are structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a robust commitment to small business participation. She also regularly utilizes service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) set-asides and, to a lesser extent, 8(a) and local area set-asides, reflecting a deliberate socioeconomic strategy that prioritizes disadvantaged and veteran-owned enterprises in alignment with federal diversity goals. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS 236220 (commercial and institutional building construction), supporting Unicor’s facility infrastructure, alongside 541512 and 541519 (computer systems and related services) to modernize operational technology. She also regularly procures administrative management consulting (541611) and architectural services (541310) to enhance facility planning and process efficiency, showcasing deep expertise in integrating industrial operations with technical and managerial support services.