Kristy L. Simmons

Kristy L. Simmons serves as a Contract Specialist within the PBS R6 Services Acquisition Branch of the General Services Administration’s Public Buildings Service, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical facilities support acquisitions. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts for custodial, landscaping, building operations, and related maintenance services essential to sustaining federal building integrity. Her work ensures compliance with federal procurement regulations while aligning acquisitions with the agency’s operational priorities of safety, cleanliness, and efficiency. Simmons routinely handles performance-based service contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with a focus on long-term, high-volume service delivery requirements. While specific contractor names are not publicly disclosed, Simmons maintains consistent, professional relationships with a broad base of vendors specializing in facilities management services. She engages with both large institutional service providers and small business concerns through competitive sealed bidding and negotiated procurements, fostering transparent, accountable vendor partnerships grounded in performance metrics and quality assurance standards. Her contracting approach emphasizes accountability, risk mitigation, and service reliability across diverse federal sites. Simmons’s procurement portfolio reflects a 100% non-set-aside preference, indicating a strategic focus on full and open competition. This approach prioritizes market-wide competition to achieve optimal value and service quality, rather than socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. While small businesses are not formally reserved for in her acquisitions, they remain eligible participants under open competition, and her processes ensure equitable access and fair evaluation. Her primary procurement focus is centered on NAICS 561210—Facilities Support Services—encompassing janitorial, groundskeeping, waste management, and preventive maintenance services. She possesses deep expertise in performance-based service contracting, statement of work development, and outcome-oriented evaluation criteria. Simmons specializes in acquiring integrated facilities management solutions that support the operational continuity of federal infrastructure, ensuring compliance with sustainability and safety standards across the GSA’s portfolio.