Lisa L. Escott

Lisa L. Escott serves as a Contract Specialist at Federal Correctional Institution El Reno, supporting the Bureau of Prisons’ mission to ensure safe, secure, and humane confinement through reliable procurement of essential subsistence services. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for high-volume food and related commodities critical to institutional feeding programs, ensuring compliance with federal regulations and nutritional standards. Her work directly sustains daily operations by securing consistent, high-quality supplies that meet the dietary and health requirements of the inmate population, with a focus on supply chain resilience and regulatory adherence. Escott cultivates strategic relationships with merchant wholesalers and commercial bakeries that specialize in perishable and non-perishable food commodities. She routinely engages with vendors certified under the General Line Grocery, Meat and Meat Product, Dairy Product, and Other Grocery Merchant Wholesaler NAICS categories, as well as commercial bakeries supplying institutional-grade baked goods. Her contracting approach emphasizes vendor reliability, cold chain integrity, and compliance with federal food safety standards, fostering long-term partnerships with suppliers capable of meeting the agency’s high-volume, just-in-time delivery demands. A strong advocate for small business participation, Escott consistently prioritizes small business set-asides, with over 57% of her acquisitions designated under FAR 19.5 for total small business set-asides. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic programs, regularly awarding contracts to small businesses without favoring specific categories like 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB, but rather focusing broadly on small business eligibility under general set-aside authorities. This approach ensures broad-based economic opportunity while maintaining operational continuity. Her technical expertise centers on the procurement of perishable and shelf-stable food products, including fresh dairy, meat, bakery items, and grocery staples. Escott’s deep understanding of NAICS 311812, 424410, 424430, 424470, and 424490 enables her to structure solicitations that accurately reflect the complexity of food supply logistics, ensuring that contract requirements align with the unique demands of federal correctional feeding programs.